Swansea City Opera & the Opera School Wales
Analysis
Swansea City Opera & the Opera School Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brecon. It was registered in January 1998, 28 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 03260797). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Swansea City Opera & the Opera School Wales reported income of £49k and spending of £81k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £40k to £49k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Swansea City Opera & the Opera School Wales sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Authors' Contingency Fund (£49k), Bishopsteignton Heritage (£49k) and Cassio Productions (£49k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Swansea City Opera's principal activity is to tour affordable quality opera to under-resourced areas in Wales and the UK. This is supported by outreach and education activity to use opera as a tool to promote economic activity and prevent social exclusion among disadvantaged communities. In recent years the companies' activities have extended to musical heritage of disadvantaged groups.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Authors' Contingency Fund | London | £49k |
| Bishopsteignton Heritage | Teignmouth | £49k |
| Cassio Productions | Hertfordshire | £49k |
| Edgelands Arts | Wakefield | £49k |