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Opra Cymru Cyf

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1188595Blaenau FfestiniogArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£15k2025-07-31
Spending£46ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause42nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2020Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Opra Cymru Cyf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blaenau Ffestiniog. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06657485). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Opra Cymru Cyf reported income of £15k and spending of £46k, spending 301% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £104k to £15k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Opra Cymru Cyf sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Chorale (£15k), Gorsley Village Hall (£15k) and Denmead Brass (£15k).

Income and spending

£0£62k£123k£185k£246k2021 Income: £104,2032021 Spending: £65,41120212022 Income: £180,3832022 Spending: £89,58020222023 Income: £168,7842023 Spending: £246,10920232024 Income: £124,9082024 Spending: £95,45120242025 Income: £15,4062025 Spending: £46,3982025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

OPRA Cymru Cyf yw'r unig gwmni yn y byd sydd wedi cael ei sefydlu i berfformio opera yn y Gymraeg. Mae'r elusen yn seiliedig ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog, ac yn derbyn cefnogaeth cyson gan Cyngor Celfyddyda Cymru.OPRA Cymru Cyf is the world's only opera company established to perform opera in Welsh. The charity is based in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and receives regular support from the Arts Council of Wales.

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CharityLocationIncome
Sheffield ChoraleSheffield£15k
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Denmead BrassWaterlooville£15k
Elmsett and Aldham Village Hall and Recreation Ground CharityIpswich£15k