Midsummer Opera

Analysis

Midsummer Opera is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1986, 40 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 02023661). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Midsummer Opera reported income of £28k and spending of £28k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £28k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Midsummer Opera sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duncton Hall and Recreation Ground (£28k), Toft Village Hall (£28k) and Townsend Memorial Hall (The Village Hall and Cottage) (£28k).

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.