English National Ballet

Analysis

English National Ballet is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00735040). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, English National Ballet reported income of £25.4m and spending of £25.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19.8m to £25.4m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, English National Ballet sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 11Arches (£25.4m), The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000 (£25.5m) and Somerset House Trust (£25.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44%, donations and legacies 28%, trading 10.0% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8,100. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £14.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 237 people.