The Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund reported income of £132k and spending of £516k, spending 391% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £7.5m to £132k (-98%), an average of -74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houghton Regis Memorial Hall Fund (£132k), Amazing Grace Worship Centre (£132k) and Ummah Helping Hands (£132k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We assist past or present employees of the Royal Opera House, Birmingham Royal Ballet or their dependents who are in financial or other need. We can also provide support to other individuals employed by a company that gives performances of opera, ballet or music or any similar organisation to help relieve poverty or advance the education or health of people employed in the production of the above.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton Regis Memorial Hall Fund | Bedfordshire | £132k |
| Amazing Grace Worship Centre | London | £132k |
| Ummah Helping Hands | Hayes | £132k |
| The Rock-Currock Youth Project | Carlisle | £132k |