Mahogany Opera Group
Analysis
Mahogany Opera Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03508706). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Mahogany Opera Group reported income of £312k and spending of £344k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £216k to £312k (+45%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Mahogany Opera Group sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aeropark Heritage Aircraft Collection (£312k), The Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life (£312k) and Protein Dance (£312k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Mahogany Opera Group creates new opera in new ways, touring the UK and internationally, performing in different spaces and places, collaborating with various cultures and genres and working with a range of partners. We develop new ideas, techniques and artists, involving local communities actively in the process and sharing each distinct project with a broad audience.
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|---|---|---|
| Aeropark Heritage Aircraft Collection | Burton-On-Trent | £312k |
| The Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life | North Yorkshire | £312k |
| Protein Dance | London | £312k |
| Shakespeare's Schoolroom Trust | Warwickshire | £313k |