Opera on Location

Analysis

Opera on Location is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in June 2020, 6 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 March 2025, Opera on Location reported income of £88k and spending of £106k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £88k (+602%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Opera on Location sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Progressive Players (Gateshead) Limited (£88k), Cody Musical Theatre Company (£88k) and Stos Theatre Company (£88k).