PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1052704 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LLOYD NEWTON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOUNDER, LLOYD NEWTON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/FOUNDER

Promoting the performance of opera for UK and International festivals with the running of related workshops and coaching in schools, community groups and individuals.

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Latest income
£982k
Latest spending
£730k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £252,038 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £982,007. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £757,185, providing financial resilience to meet ongoing commitments and manage cash flow effectively.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating expenditure (held: £757k)
“The minimum level is set at three months’ operating expenditure available at any time during the year.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£982k
Total spending
£730k
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£220k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£982k£730k
31/03/2025£603k£658k
31/03/2024£787k£509k
31/03/2023£461k£337k
31/03/2022£376k£270k

Common questions

Is PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £252,038 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income rising to £982,007. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £757,185, providing financial resilience to meet ongoing commitments and manage cash flow effectively. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include Laidlaw Opera Trust, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Laidlaw Opera TrustFY2025£600kRestricted grant
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kArts-based Learning Fund
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£24kOpera Mentoring Programme
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kOpera Mentoring Programme
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2024£4kMusic Mentoring Programme

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2023£100k"Windrush Travelling Songbook Exhibition and Learning and Participation Programme"
Greater London Authority01/09/2019£75kPegasus Opera Company
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2016£10kBlack History Month Opera Celebrations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/04/2016£10k"Pegasus Opera Company - Black History Heroes"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2011£8kYoung People Making It!
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2009£10kFamily Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2006£5kKOANGA - Community and Education Project

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TETE A TETE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED£982k—0unclear—no doubt
TETE A TETE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED FY2025£184k—0unclear—no doubt
PEGASUS FY2025£261k—0unclear—no doubt
PEGASUS GYMNASTICS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£936k——unclear—no doubt
GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED FY2025£9.9m——below—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.