The Merry Opera Company
Analysis
The Merry Opera Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edenbridge. It was registered in January 2009, 17 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 06770652). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Merry Opera Company reported income of £178k and spending of £193k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £65k to £178k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, The Merry Opera Company sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion / Ceredigion Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£178k), Tang Hall Community Centre (£178k) and Brighton People's Theatre CIO (£178k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education and to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of the public in music, theatre and the performing arts with particular but not exclusive reference to opera.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion / Ceredigion Federation of Young Farmers Clubs | Ceredigion | £178k |
| Tang Hall Community Centre | York | £178k |
| Brighton People's Theatre CIO | Brighton | £178k |
| Toads Theatre Company | Torquay | £178k |