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Streetwise Opera Impact Report September 2024 – March 2025

Streetwise Opera's Impact Report for September 2024 to March 2025 sets out the charity's theory of change and the outcomes of its creative programme for people who have experienced homelessness. It describes the nature of the work, who the charity worked with (including gender, gender identity and other demographics), the outcomes measured, case studies of participants, its contribution to sector change and the methodologies and data limitations behind the findings.

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About

Streetwise Opera is an award-winning performing arts charity that creates opera and music with people who have experienced homelessness, running regular workshops and performances in London, Manchester and Nottingham.

Key Metrics

279 participants worked with across weekly groups and frontline homelessness settings in 2024-25
86% of participants surveyed said they feel confident all the time or often
98% of performers surveyed felt confident singing with others in group settings

Key Outcomes

  • Participants with experience of homelessness gain confidence, wellbeing and connection through music
  • Outcomes tracked against a published theory of change
  • Contribution to wider sector change in arts and homelessness

Geography

England

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University