Whitehaven and District Amateur Operatic Society

Analysis

Whitehaven and District Amateur Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 2006, 20 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 makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Whitehaven and District Amateur Operatic Society reported income of £20k and spending of £16k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £600 to £20k (+3211%), an average of +140% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1979%. 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, Whitehaven and District Amateur Operatic Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 81st Bristol St Andrews Hartcliffe Scout Group (£20k), The Huddersfield African Caribbean Cultural Trust (£20k) and The Walsall Museums and Art Galleries Development Trust (£20k).