Regents Opera Ltd
Analysis
Regents Opera Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in January 2014, 12 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 08818591). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Regents Opera Ltd reported income of £696k and spending of £684k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £86k to £696k (+705%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 251%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Regents Opera Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thickskin Theatre (£694k), Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras (£698k) and Curvingroad (£691k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and charitable activities 46%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 54%
- Charitable activities 46%
In the charity's own words
Regents Opera has been established to enable the advancement of the arts through the promotion and presentation of opera to the highest possible standard; and to advance the education of the public in opera and young performers in the early stages of their careers or professional singers requiring further stage experience, primarily but not exclusively in the operatic works of Richard Wagner.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thickskin Theatre | Lancashire | £694k |
| Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras | Vale of Glamorgan | £698k |
| Curvingroad | London | £691k |
| The Diss Corn Hall Trust | Diss | £704k |