The Opera Story

Analysis

The Opera Story is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2015, 11 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Opera Story reported income of £41k and spending of £27k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £44k to £41k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 37%. 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, The Opera Story sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruskin Mill Centre for Research (£41k), Little Yeldham Village Hall (£41k) and U3a - Banstead Area (£41k).