ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
ActiveKey figures
† ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 90010Where the company stands among the 17,682 active companies whose first SIC code is 90010 (Performing arts).
- INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT MIDCO LIMITED£448.1m
- CAMERON MACKINTOSH LIMITED£365.5m
- 11ARCHES£46.9m
- THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST£44.2m
- SHAKESPEARE GLOBE TRUST(THE)£43.1m
- CLAY 10 LIMITED£30.1m
- 33 1/3RD LIMITED£28.3m
- OPERA NORTH LIMITED£27.5m
- ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA£25.6m
- CROSSROADS PANTOMIMES LTD£24.7m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 17,682. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
What kind of company is it?
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00426792. It was incorporated on 2 Jan 1947. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is performing arts (90010).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £25,632,000, up 17.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,614,000. Total assets were £39,108,000 and total liabilities £12,923,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 17,682 active companies whose first SIC code is 90010: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,752). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £16,934). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,899). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.0 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £37.8m, from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 257210) with a latest reported income of £26.9m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Creative Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, plastics, woven clothing. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly other textile articles, wood. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows no gap in median hourly pay.
Who runs and controls the company?
11 of 12 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 10,695,000 | 4,614,000 |
| Total assets | 52,460,000 | 39,108,000 |
| Total liabilities | 30,664,000 | 12,923,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 21,796,000 | 25,632,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
4 grantsENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2017, together worth £37.8m.
- National Portfolio OrganisationsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £12,607,792
- National Portfolio 18/22Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £12,607,792 · ALB - Arts Council England - National Portfolio Organisations
- The Way I See It: Summer 2020 Children and Young Peoples Creativity in the time of Covid-19Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,000 · ALB - Arts Council England - Investment Funds
- National Portfolio OrganisationsDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £12,607,792
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Median hourly pay
- no gap
- Mean hourly pay
- women 5.8% higher
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 5.6% higher
- women 0.4% higher
- 2023/24
- no gap
- women 0.3% higher
- 2022/23
- no gap
- women 0.6% higher
- 2021/22
- no gap
- women 1.2% lower
- 2020/21
- women 1.5% lower
- women 1.1% lower
- 2019/20
- women 1.1% lower
- women 1.1% lower
- 2018/19
- women 1.4% lower
- women 3.9% lower
- 2017/18
- women 1% higher
- women 0.9% higher
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 4 Nov 1968
- Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
- £26.9m
- Spending
- £23.1m
To produce & present opera and to develop and extend audiences for opera and understanding of the lyric arts in London and throughout the country.
- Licence type and rating
- Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Creative Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, plastics and woven clothing.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: other textile articles and wood.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
3 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £25.6m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £21.8m
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.