Private company

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation

Logo: rbo.org.uk3

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation is a theatre company in London, United Kingdom, founded in 1732.1 It employed 1,213 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was £182 million in 2025.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1732Founded1
  • Industrycreative industries1
  • HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom1
  • Websitewww.rbo.org.uk
  • Legal formcharitable organization1
  • Kind of organizationCharitable organization1
  • LEI213800JLRNQBI7UEEY922
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusIssued and current2
  • Registered addressROYAL OPERA HOUSE, WC2E 9DD London, United Kingdom2
  • Registered withCompanies House, 004805232
Royal Opera House and ballerina
Photo: Russ London ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Employees over time

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation employees by year11.2K in 2025+13% since 2016
05001.0K1.5K2016: 1.1K1.1K20162017: 1.1K1.1K2017+1%2018: 1.1K1.1K2018+0%2019: 1.1K1.1K2019+1%2020: 1.1K1.1K2020+1%2024: 1.2K1.2K2024+5%2025: 1.2K1.2K2025+5%
  • 20251,2131
  • 20241,1521
  • 20201,0981
  • 20191,0851
  • 20181,0781
  • 20171,0771
  • 20161,0701

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation revenue by year1182.1M GBP in 2025+31% since 2016
050.0M GBP100.0M GBP150.0M GBP200.0M GBP2016: 139.3M GBP139.3M GBP20162017: 141.0M GBP141.0M GBP2017+1%2018: 138.3M GBP138.3M GBP2018−2%2019: 132.7M GBP132.7M GBP2019−4%2020: 118.0M GBP118.0M GBP2020−11%2021: 84.3M GBP84.3M GBP2021−29%2022: 132.7M GBP132.7M GBP2022+57%2023: 170.7M GBP170.7M GBP2023+29%2024: 181.9M GBP181.9M GBP2024+7%2025: 182.1M GBP182.1M GBP2025+0%
  • 2025182.1M GBP1
  • 2024181.9M GBP1
  • 2023170.7M GBP1
  • 2022132.7M GBP1
  • 202184.3M GBP1
  • 2020118.0M GBP1

Timeline

  1. 1732Founded Founded1