English National Opera
Registered name: ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
English National Opera made £61.5m revenue and £3.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
English National Opera’s revenue was £61.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £3.8m profit and 321 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 79 yrs · since 1947
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £33.7m | £34.9m | £61.5m |
| Cost of sales | £38.8m | £27.9m | £58m |
| Operating profit | −£5.3m | £7.8m | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£5.3m | £7.8m | £3.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.3m | £7.8m | £3.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.3m | £7.8m | £3.8m |
| Employees (average) | 342 | 388 | 321 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −15.6% | 22.3% | 6.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £98.6k | £90k | £192k |
| Profit per employee | −£15.4k | £20k | £11.9k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £192k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 321
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- London Coliseum Enterprises LimitedRev. £6k · Profit −£16.2k
- London Coliseum LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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