Opera Circus Limited
Analysis
Opera Circus Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02716451). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Opera Circus Limited reported income of £217k and spending of £106k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £105k to £217k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Opera Circus Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include US Charitable Trust (£217k), Sussex Heritage Trust Limited (£217k) and Oxford Literary and Debating Union Charitable Trust (£216k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Opera and music theatre, commissions, productions and performanceEducation and community work in Dorset and the South West and other parts of the UK also in the EU region and Central and Eastern EuropeMixed art form projectsPartnership collaboration and development
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| US Charitable Trust | London | £217k |
| Sussex Heritage Trust Limited | West Sussex | £217k |
| Oxford Literary and Debating Union Charitable Trust | London | £216k |
| High Peak Community Arts Limited | Derbyshire | £217k |