Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

Analysis

Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £10k and spending of £6,860, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £628 to £10k (+1496%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3325%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Whitchurch Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastbourne Music Festival Norah Sande Awards (£10k), Stourbridge Choir and Orchestra (£10k) and Halifax Young Singers Limited (£10k).