Devon Opera
Analysis
Devon Opera is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Devon Opera reported income of £69k and spending of £74k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £69k (+528%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 495%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Devon Opera sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury St Edmunds Branch of the Third Age Trust(U3a) (£69k), Living History (North East) Limited (£69k) and Hyde Festival Community Association (£69k).
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
To provide education,training and experience to young people through the medium of opera performance
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds Branch of the Third Age Trust(U3a) | Suffolk | £69k |
| Living History (North East) Limited | Sunderland | £69k |
| Hyde Festival Community Association | Hyde | £69k |
| The Chichester Singers | West Sussex | £69k |