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West Wickham Operatic Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1052798KentArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£144k2025-12-31
Spending£146ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1996Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

West Wickham Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03103691). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, West Wickham Operatic Society reported income of £144k and spending of £146k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £61k to £144k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Wickham Operatic Society sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Guide Association-Lancashire East (£144k), The Morrab Library (£144k) and Opera Brava Limited (£144k).

Income and spending

£0£53k£107k£160k£213k2021 Income: £61,2952021 Spending: £71,81420212022 Income: £79,2842022 Spending: £110,32220222023 Income: £165,0642023 Spending: £144,79120232024 Income: £213,2972024 Spending: £169,47820242025 Income: £144,2412025 Spending: £145,8122025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Amateur production of operetta, musicals and music hall.

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The Guide Association-Lancashire EastLancashire£144k
The Morrab LibraryPenzance£144k
Opera Brava LimitedWest Sussex£144k
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