The South Shields Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society

Analysis

The South Shields Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne And Wear. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 March 2026, The South Shields Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society reported income of £23k and spending of £16k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,012 to £23k (+673%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 540%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, The South Shields Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Ipswich Museums (£23k), Mulan Foundation Network Limited (£23k) and West Yorkshire Society of Architects (£23k).