Friends of Opera North

Analysis

Friends of Opera North is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Opera North reported income of £68k and spending of £61k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £79k to £68k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Friends of Opera North sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Bristol Choir (£68k), Saddleworth Historical Society (£69k) and Notton Village Hall (£68k).