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Arts Charities That specialise in Opera

Discover 230 Arts charities that specialise in opera. Use the search below to filter within these results.

230
Charities
£6,747,187,095
Total Income
£677,701
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Yeadon Theatre Company

Arts

OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

Latest Income: £57,392
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Kentish Opera

Arts

Kentish Opera's purpose is to educate the public in the operatic arts to further the development of public appreciation and taste in said arts. To do so, we perform opera and operetta in English in traditional productions with professional soloists and professional orchestra. In 2022/23 we performed Yeomen of the Guard and presented a Gala opera event.

Latest Income: £57,043
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Bros Theatre Company

Arts, Leisure

Provision of musical entertainment

Latest Income: £55,279
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Hanwell And Ealing Operatic Society

Arts

Training and education within the Dramatic Arts

Latest Income: £54,965
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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The Bentley Operatic Society

Arts

Production of operatic performances for the public both on stage and in concert form.

Latest Income: £54,416
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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West Kirby Musical Theatre Company

Arts

To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts by promoting plays, drama, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works.

Latest Income: £52,092
Areas of Operation: Wirral
Status: Registered
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Kinver Light Operatic Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

To present annually a musical, pantomime and play involving adults and young people. We perform at Kinver High School, Kinver, South Staffs. Donations are made annually to charities proposed by the membership at annual general meetings.

Latest Income: £52,035
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Performance of Musical Shows, Pantomimes and Concerts by Amateur performers to the General Public

Latest Income: £51,763
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award Fund

Arts

Contributing towards the education of young students of singing at the National Opera studio or at such other musical institution as the trustees deicide or to make donations to such other musical institutions or organisations whose aims are exclusively charitable as the trustees decide.

Latest Income: £50,300
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Woolstore Country Theatre

Arts

To educate in the dramatic and operatic arts and the further the development of public appreciation of the same.

Latest Income: £49,000
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Hitchin Thespians

Arts

To educate the public in the dramatic ands operatic arts to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, to assist and futher such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Committee shall from time to time determine;

Latest Income: £48,991
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Reading Operatic Society

Arts

A local amateur operatic society performing stage musicals/operetta, and concerts in aid of local charities.

Latest Income: £48,556
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Clacton Musical Theatre Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

An amateur group staging a summer musical, winter pantomime, and concerts. We run workshops for adults and children, plus a youth group producing two shows a year. We aim to make the arts accessible to all, encouraging creativity, confidence, and community through inclusive, affordable theatre and performance opportunities.

Latest Income: £48,522
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Woking Amateur Operatic Society

Arts

To educate the public in the operatic, dramatic and musical theatrical arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Latest Income: £45,605
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Guildford Opera Company

Arts, Leisure

Providing entertainment, education and appreciation of opera, operetta and all forms of music both in concert and fully staged productions to audiences at reasonable prices.

Latest Income: £45,604
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Phoenix Theatre Company

Arts, Leisure

Performance of amateur dramatics and arts for the public, for entertainment and educational purposes, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts

Latest Income: £44,850
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Lancaster Amateur Dramatic And Operatic Society

Arts, Leisure

The rehearsal and production of amateur musical shows for public entertainment and education. If and when finances allow, donations are made to local charities.

Latest Income: £44,809
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Hatton Musical Theatre Society

Arts

The object of the Society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts by the presentation of dramatic and operatic works of cultural and educative value and to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Executive Committee from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £44,797
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Chesham Musical Theatre Company

Arts

Performing musical shows & revues

Latest Income: £43,474
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Zodiac Theatre Group (formerly The Zodiac Amateur Operatic Society)

Arts

Musical Theatre

Latest Income: £42,790
Areas of Operation: Cheshire West & Chester
Status: Registered
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Hayling Musical Society

Armed forces, Arts

Promotion of Musical performances of educative value.

Latest Income: £42,613
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Haverhill And District Operatic Society

Arts

We are an amateur group in our community that put on plays, musicals and concerts.

Latest Income: £42,107
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society

Arts

Presentation of musical plays, operettas.

Latest Income: £40,485
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Little Theatre Donnington Society

Arts

Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society at present performing five annual shows. Shows include pantomimes, plays, musicals and concert style shows (operatic/musicals).

Latest Income: £39,807
Areas of Operation: Telford & Wrekin
Status: Registered
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Beeston Musical Theatre Group

Arts, Leisure

Performing musical shows and concerts to the general public for their education and entertainment.

Latest Income: £39,152
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many opera arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 230 registered opera arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the opera arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of opera arts charities?

Opera arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for opera arts charities?

Across all opera arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of opera arts charities?

Opera arts charities have an average annual income of £678k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.