Operaupclose Ltd
Analysis
Operaupclose Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in August 2013, 13 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 08613929). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Operaupclose Ltd reported income of £444k and spending of £419k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £255k to £444k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Operaupclose Ltd sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nancledra Pre-School Playgroup (£444k), Film and Video Umbrella (£445k) and St Peter's Village Hall Association Limited (£443k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
OperaUpClose is a small, ambitious Olivier Award-winning touring opera company producing innovatively staged, unintimidating, affordable and high-quality English chamber re-imaginings of well-known works and premieres of new operas. Our mission is to show opera is a vibrant, living art-form for everyone to enjoy and be inspired by, regardless of gender, ethnicity, background and economic means.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nancledra Pre-School Playgroup | Penzance | £444k |
| Film and Video Umbrella | Nottingham | £445k |
| St Peter's Village Hall Association Limited | Worcester | £443k |
| Beap | West Yorkshire | £445k |