Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society

Analysis

Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Glamorgan. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £131k and spending of £125k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £4,379 to £131k (+2901%), an average of +134% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 847%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairbeats Music (£131k), Centrestage Productions Youth Theatre (£131k) and The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust (£131k).