Opus - an Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society

Analysis

Opus - an Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01514106). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Opus - an Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society reported income of £122k and spending of £133k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £122k (+233%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Opus - an Organisation for Promoting Understanding of Society 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 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Euphrasie Barbier Mission CIO (£122k), Christ Church Braintree (Methodist/United Reformed Church) (£122k) and Sisters of St Paul de Chartres (£122k).