Cambridge Handel Opera Company
Analysis
Cambridge Handel Opera Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2016, 10 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 09717878). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Cambridge Handel Opera Company reported income of £28k and spending of £20k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18k to £28k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 140% 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, Cambridge Handel Opera Company sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Menai Bridge Band Porthaethwy (£28k), Delia Derbyshire Day (£28k) and Airedale Symphony Orchestra (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are the advancement for the public benefit of education in the field of music, with particular reference to the music of the Baroque period.The principal activity is to stage productions of Baroque operas, with a particular emphasis on works by Handel, and provide associated educational activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Menai Bridge Band Porthaethwy | Bangor | £28k |
| Delia Derbyshire Day | Manchester | £28k |
| Airedale Symphony Orchestra | West Yorkshire | £28k |
| York Opera | York | £28k |