Heritage Opera Limited
Analysis
Heritage Opera Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07538418). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Heritage Opera Limited reported income of £24k and spending of £23k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £6,883 to £24k (+244%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Heritage Opera Limited sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 7th Warrington West Scout Group (£24k), Chipperfield Choral Society (£24k) and Alnwick Music Society (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Heritage Opera's aims are: to provide professional opera to audiences neglected by other companies; to further the education of recent opera graduates by employing them as Young Artists, to give them valuable hands-on experience of the industry; to run outreach programmes, identifying communities & social groups neglected by other companies, and to provide performance/workshop experience for them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Warrington West Scout Group | Warrington | £24k |
| Chipperfield Choral Society | Kings Langley | £24k |
| Alnwick Music Society | Alnwick | £24k |
| Ilkley Chamber Orchestra | Otley | £24k |