National Opera Studio

Analysis

National Opera Studio is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1978, 48 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 01332955). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, National Opera Studio reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.2m (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, National Opera Studio sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Academy of Ancient Music (£1.2m), Reading Repertory Theatre (£1.2m) and Theatre de Complicite Education Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69%, charitable activities 19%, investments 5.2% and trading 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £200k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.