ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£26M
Equity attributable
Employees
321
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,270,000 | £45,620,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £7,779,000 | £3,836,000 | |
| Cash | £10,695,000 | £11,162,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,786,000 | £34,542,000 | |
| Net assets | £21,778,000 | £25,614,000 | |
| Equity | £21,778,000 | £25,614,000 | |
| Average employees | 388 | 321 | |
| Wages | £9,682,000 | £12,716,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 40.4% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 2.27x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After consideration of the financial results to date, the latest view against budget for the period to March 2026 and the current reserve position, the Trustees consider that the ENO Company and Group has adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA · parent
- London Coliseum Limited 100%
- London Coliseum Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “24/25 has been a transformational year for ENO with the announcement of the first wave of plans for a major new partnership between the Company and the city-region of Greater Manchester, a critically and financially successful opera season at the London Coliseum.”
- “On 24th November 2024, ENO launched key projects for the first three years of its major new partnership with the city-region of Greater Manchester.”
- “In November 2024, we announced a number of New Work and Skills Development Programmes in Greater Manchester to champion innovation in opera-making and expand the creation of new operatic work.”
- “The new location was announced to be Greater Manchester in December 2023 and the programme of work in that city-region was announced in November 2024.”
- “Jenny Mollica, CEO, will be leaving in the summer of 2026 to take up the role of CEO at the Roundhouse; recruitment for a new CEO has begun.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Simon Unsworth | Director | 2025-06-12 | Jul 1966 | British |
| BUXTON, Richard | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| GANGULI, Anupam | Director | 2024-09-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| JEFFREYS, Louise Felicity | Director | 2016-03-09 | Jun 1956 | British |
| JULIAN, Caroline Louise | Director | 2025-11-06 | Oct 1987 | British |
| LALVANI, Ajit, Professor | Director | 2020-04-16 | Dec 1963 | British |
| MOORE, Gillian | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| MURRAY, Vanda | Director | 2026-02-26 | Dec 1960 | British |
| NEWISS, Hilary Jane | Director | 2023-02-02 | Apr 1956 | British |
| OSMAN, Sally | Director | 2019-07-31 | May 1959 | British |
| PRESS, Malcolm Colin, Professor | Director | 2026-02-26 | Sep 1958 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher Robert, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2020-12-10 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2017-04-19 | 2018-04-17 |
| FEILDING, Harriet | Secretary | — | 1994-10-14 |
| GAMBRELL, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2015-10-12 | 2017-04-19 |
| GAMBRELL, Andrew | Secretary | 2013-12-18 | 2015-04-15 |
| GIBSON, Charlotte Fiona | Secretary | 2015-04-15 | 2015-10-12 |
| GIDDONS, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1994-10-15 | 1995-03-28 |
| KYRIAKOU, Maria | Secretary | 2019-04-10 | 2019-12-13 |
| LONG, Graham | Secretary | 2002-05-15 | 2003-06-09 |
| TAYLOR, Russell Willis | Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 2000-11-15 |
| TOMASI, Loretta Ann | Secretary | 2003-06-23 | 2013-12-18 |
| WALLACE, William Graeme | Secretary | 2001-01-17 | 2001-04-18 |
| WOOLLEY, Michael John | Secretary | 1995-03-28 | 1998-03-31 |
| ANTHONY BLACKSTOCK LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-24 | 2002-05-15 |
| ADDYMAN, Nicholas James | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2024-09-01 |
| AIKENS, Richard John Pearson | Director | 1995-05-16 | 2004-03-17 |
| ALEXANDER, Charles Edward | Director | — | 2004-01-21 |
| ALLAN, Nicholas Timothy | Director | 2008-01-08 | 2019-06-06 |
| BAKER, John William | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2001-03-21 |
| BARKER, Glyn | Director | 2009-01-21 | 2016-07-20 |
| BAZALGETTE, Peter Lytton, Sir | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2013-01-30 |
| BOAS, John Robert Sotheby | Director | — | 1999-10-20 |
| BOATENG, Paul Yaw | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Rodric Quentin, Sir | Director | — | 1999-10-20 |
| BRAMBLE, Roger John Lawrence | Director | 1993-12-14 | 1998-05-31 |
| BRUNJES, Henry Otto, Dr | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2025-02-28 |
| BUCHLER, David Julian | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2016-07-20 |
| BURGESS, Sally | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
| CARR, Robert, The Right Honourable Lord Carr Of Hadley | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| CHANDOS, Thomas Orlando, Viscount | Director | 1995-05-16 | 2004-03-17 |
| CLEAVER, Anthony Brian, Sir | Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
| COHEN, Johnson David, Dr | Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
| DIMOND, Patricia Marie | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2025-02-28 |
| EDGAR-JONES, Philip Edward | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2025-08-31 |
| ELLIS, Vernon James, Sir | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| ESPENHAHN, Peter Ian | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2008-03-19 |
| FLICK, Donatella | Director | — | 1998-04-15 |
| FRY, Anthony Michael | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2013-09-01 |
| GARRETT, Lesley | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2007-02-21 |
| GOODISON, Nicholas Proctor, Sir | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| HAGUE, Fffon Llywellen | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2014-01-28 |
| HAMBRO, Mary Robinson | Director | — | 1995-12-14 |
| HAMMERSON, Sue | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| HARREL, David Terence Digby | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2016-07-20 |
| HOFFMANN, The Right Honourable The Lord | Director | — | 1994-04-25 |
| HOLE, Max | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2015-11-25 |
| IGHODARO, Adiba Folashade | Director | 2020-02-13 | 2025-02-19 |
| JONAS, Christopher William | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2007-03-21 |
| KENYON, Nicholas Roger, Sir | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2012-11-21 |
| LASCELLES, George Henry Hubert, The Right Hon.The Earl Of Harewood | Director | — | 1995-12-14 |
| LAWLEY, Sue | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2005-07-20 |
| LEPPARD, Timothy Ian | Director | 2025-06-12 | 2025-06-12 |
| LILLEY, Anthony William | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2013-11-20 |
| MACKAY, Francis Henry, Sir | Director | 2004-04-21 | 2007-07-18 |
| MAY, Catherine Jean | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2019-07-10 |
| MELLOR, David John, The Right Honourable | Director | 1993-03-23 | 1995-05-16 |
| NELSON, John Frederick | Director | 2002-02-20 | 2010-04-21 |
| NOAKES, Sheila Valerie, Baroness | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2008-11-14 |
| O'NEILL, Catherine Lucy | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-04-18 |
| PEET, Ronald Hugh | Director | — | 1995-12-14 |
| PULAY, Jessica Mary | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2023-01-21 |
| RITTERMAN, Janet Elizabeth, Dame | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2004-07-21 |
| ROSE, Martyn Craig | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-02-15 |
| SMITH, Martin, Sir | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2005-12-21 |
| SUMPTION, Jonathan, Lord | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2023-06-01 |
| SUSSKIND, Janis Elizabeth | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2012-07-18 |
| THOMSON, George Morgan, Right Honourable Lord Thomson Of Monifieth | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| TUSA, John, Sir | Director | 1994-03-29 | 2004-03-17 |
| UNWIN, James Brian, Sir | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2008-07-16 |
| UNWIN, James Brian, Sir | Director | 1993-01-26 | 1994-03-31 |
| VAN ALLEN, Richard | Director | 1995-03-28 | 1998-04-15 |
| VAN STEENIS, Huw John | Director | 2015-11-13 | 2023-10-20 |
| WATEROUS, Johanna Elizabeth Martin | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| WEEKES, Anesta | Director | 2001-09-19 | 2009-09-23 |
| WEIDENFELD, Arthur George, Lord | Director | — | 1998-04-15 |
| WHITE, Patricia Early | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2026-02-28 |
| WHITWORTH-JONES, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| WHITWORTH-JONES, Stuart Anthony | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2015-02-01 |
| WILKINSON, Philip William, Sir | Director | — | 1993-12-14 |
| WOLFSON OF SUNNINGDALE, David, Lord | Director | — | 1994-02-01 |
| WOODFORD HOLLICK, Susan Mary, Lady | Director | 1998-12-16 | 2001-12-19 |
| WOODWARD, Shaun Anthony | Director | 1994-07-26 | 2002-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 311 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 8 months prior.