Pegasus Opera Company Limited

Analysis

Pegasus Opera Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03294827). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Pegasus Opera Company Limited reported income of £982k and spending of £730k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £376k to £982k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Pegasus Opera Company Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crescent Theatre Limited (£981k), The Handel House Trust Limited (£982k) and Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust Limited (£980k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, charitable activities 38%, investments 1.6% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.