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Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 2 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-211775 .
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Description

Presentation of opera and ballet performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and tours in the United Kingdom and overseas

Also known as

  • Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
  • Roh2
  • The Royal Ballet
  • The Royal Opera
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden Limited
  • Royal Opera House
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
  • Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation Ltd
  • Royal Opera House Foundation
  • ...and 2 other names
  • Staff Superannuation Fund of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Limited
  • Supplementary Staff Superannuation Fund of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Limited

CCEW Charity number

211775

Company number

00480523

Registered

Postcode

WC2E 9DD

Website

roh.org.uk

Domain

roh.org.uk

Latest income

£132,687,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 2 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-211775 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 211775 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Royal Opera House Foundation (inactive)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-25

The Friends of Covent Garden (inactive)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-25

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Performing and visual arts A11

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Dance AR302
  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Opera AR305
  • Facilities FA » Green space FA104

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1962-10-17 Registered as a charity
2004-03-28 69,086,000 73,044,000
2005-03-27 75,110,000 78,681,000
2006-03-26 79,882,000 82,401,000
2007-03-25 91,448,000 89,864,000
2008-03-30 101,298,000 91,932,000
2009-08-30 97,971,000 99,952,000
2010-08-29 111,447,000 107,154,000
2011-08-28 112,074,000 114,552,000
2012-08-26 110,344,000 111,329,000
2013-08-25 113,976,000 114,347,000
2014-08-31 127,532,000 123,790,000
2015-08-30 141,586,000 124,483,000
2016-08-28 139,277,000 133,558,000
2017-08-27 141,026,000 130,291,000
2018-08-27 138,269,000 131,790,000
2019-08-27 132,701,000 138,863,000
2020-08-27 118,016,000 127,509,000
2021-08-27 84,291,000 81,854,000
2022-08-27 132,687,000 136,915,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 978 822
Employees paid more than £60,000 137 85
Volunteers 66 -
Trustees 16
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 64.3 60.1
Legacies 1.8 1.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 66.1 62.0
Income from charitable activities 51.0 6.6
Income from other trading activities 14.8 4.3
Income from investments 0.7 0.8
Other income 0.0 10.6
Total 132.7 84.3
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 15.3 5.6
Spending on raising funds 15.3 5.6
Grants to institutions 0.0 0.0
Other charitable activities 121.0 75.3
Charitable activities 121.0 75.3
Other spending 0.6 0.9
Total 136.9 81.9
Net income / (expenditure) (4.2) 2.4

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 188.3 197.2
Investment assets 38.4 39.1
226.7 236.3
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 80.2 71.1
Other current assets 30.7 24.9
110.9 96.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (45.7) (34.8)
Net current assets 65.2 61.3
Total assets less current liabilities 291.9 297.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (23.0) (23.0)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 268.9 274.5
Defined benefit pension scheme (14.2) (30.1)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 254.7 244.4
Funds
Endowment funds 44.8 48.7
Restricted funds 11.2 12.3
Unrestricted funds 198.7 183.4
254.7 244.4

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 25,340,616 25,242,766
Government grants as % of total income 19.1% 29.9%
Number of government grants 2 2

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

GB-CHC-211775

Grants received

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Received 42 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Woodward Charitable Trust £5,000 The Creatives Exchanges Programme for people living with multiple sclerosis
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
TASK by Trustee
£5,000 TASK to Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts
£5,000,000 Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest
£300,000
3 years
Grant to Royal Opera House
Jul 2023 to Jul 2026
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£150,000
2 years
Grant to Royal Opera House
The Foyle Foundation
Main Grants Scheme (Capital £75K +)
£250,000 Arts
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts
£8,250 Main Grants award
Woodward Charitable Trust £5,000 The Creative Exchanges Programme for young people
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts
£7,500 Main Grants award
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Bridge Expansion
£44,967 Bridge Expansion

Data source

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National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

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GB-CHC-211775

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