Opus 48

Analysis

Opus 48 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 2018, 8 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Opus 48 reported income of £49k and spending of £54k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £49k (+358%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Opus 48 sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayflower Performing Arts Group (£49k), Friends of WCR (£49k) and Mid-Somerset Festival (£49k).