The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Welsh National Opera Limited

Registered charity 221538 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
3.6y median 3y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
17.8y
average years in governance
9 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 33Education 8Health and social care 5

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Contact

Websitewww.wno.org.uk
Emailkatie.shrubb@wno.org.uk
Phone02920635000
AddressWELSH NATIONAL OPERA, THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, BUTE PLACE, CARDIFF, CF10 5AL

Finances

£18,006,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£13,731,000£11,933,000
2022£18,162,000£20,169,000
2023£18,166,000£20,724,000
2024£18,323,000£20,613,000
2025£18,006,000£18,310,000

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION SO FAR AS SUCH PROMOTION AND ASSISTANCE SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE, TO PROCURE AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DRAMATIC ART IN ALL ITS FORMS IN WALES AND ELSEWHERE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/05/1948AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/03/1951AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/07/1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/10/1973AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/1978AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/03/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/10/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/04/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/12/2011

Trustees (12)

12trustees
66median age
3aged 70+
Succession outlook: 3 of 12 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Welsh National Opera Limited · 00454297 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 19/05/1948

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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