Brighton and Hove Operatic Society

Analysis

Brighton and Hove Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04562523). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Brighton and Hove Operatic Society reported income of £62k and spending of £72k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £4,320 to £62k (+1325%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1174%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Brighton and Hove Operatic Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mobius Dance Group Limited (£62k), The Nelson Society (£62k) and Chora (£62k).