--- title: "Royal Opera House Covent Garden Fo… rating | CharityCompare" description: "Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation scores 69/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £182m · 87% on charitable activities. Reg 211775." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-opera-house-covent-garden-foundation retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:07:50.696Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation a good charity? Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation scores 69/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£182m total income, 87% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · UK-wide · WC2E 9DD | Reg [211775](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-opera-house-covent-garden-foundation) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.roh.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/211775) Donate ## How can you give to ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.roh.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=211775) ## What does Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation do? Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is a registered charity (no. 211775) working in environment across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 87% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 0 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈21% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=royal-opera-house-covent-garden-foundation) **In short:** ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION scores 69 out of 100 (3 stars). 87% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation? Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation has a Clarity Score of 69 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 211775. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Environment. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £182m, with 87% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 0 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 69/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 87% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £182m Latest year 2025 Reserves 0 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £8.4 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 13% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)22ndpercentile **Scores higher than 22% of 943 charities in its income band** · 69/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Environment charities31stpercentile **Scores higher than 31% of 460 charities in this cause** · 69/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 17 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 0 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 70% | 7/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 60% | 19% · 3/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 90% | 87% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 90% | 12p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 10/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 10% | 183 volunteers / 1213 staff · 1/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's Clarity Score? 69/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 33/100 Financial Health 90/100 Financial Efficiency 10/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight17 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 33/100 Reserves (months of cash)0 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth7/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets19% · 3/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 90/100 Program expense ratio87% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency12p per £1 income · 9/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 10/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio183 volunteers / 1213 staff · 1/10 pts ## How much does Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £182m | — | | Total expenditure | £175m | — | | Charitable activities | £153m | 87% | | Fundraising | £22m | 13% | | Governance & admin | £384k | 0% | 87%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £175m spent - Charitable activities87% · £153m - Fundraising13% · £22m - Governance0% · £384k ## What trust indicators does Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 17 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 1213 employees · 183 volunteers (0:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 211775 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/211775) ### Trustees & officers - Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE since 2015 - TIMOTHY BRIAN BUNTING since 2017 - Zeinab Badawi-Malik since 2019 - Lord John Browne since 2020 - Caroline Louise Britton since 2021 - Lisa Jane Burger since 2022 - Janis Elizabeth Susskind since 2022 - Philipp Freise since 2023 - Daniel Ison since 2024 - Stephen Lucas since 2024 - Alistair Summers since 2024 - Alan Stanton since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation? Overall score 69/100 (3★) Income £182m Cause spend 87% of expenditure Reg number 211775 Scope UK-wide Reserves 0 months Trustees 17 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION compare, and where else can you look? 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Around 87% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation a legitimate charity? + Yes — Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 211775). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/211775. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's charity number? + Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's charity number is 211775. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's charity rating? + Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation scores 69 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 87% of Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 13% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 13% of total expenditure at Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation receive? + Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation reported £182m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation based? + Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is listed at London · UK-wide · WC2E 9DD and operates UK-wide, focused on environment. How does CharityCompare score Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.