The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited

Analysis

The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1961, 65 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 00682766). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited reported income of £143k and spending of £216k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £140k to £143k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, The D'oyly Carte Opera Trust Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Archaeological Institute (£143k), De Reus Foundation (£143k) and The Cory Band (£143k).