Wem Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society

Analysis

Wem Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Wem Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £14k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Wem Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pluckley Village Hall (£14k), The Arts Society of West Suffolk (£14k) and Aston Ingham Village Hall (£14k).