Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society
Analysis
Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society reported income of £24k and spending of £30k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £7,719 to £24k (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Hereford Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Renaissance Singers (£24k), Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir (£24k) and Hailsham Old Pavilion Society (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, principally the collaborative works of W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts by performance of these works
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Renaissance Singers | London | £24k |
| Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir | Dorset | £24k |
| Hailsham Old Pavilion Society | Hailsham | £24k |
| The Brecon University of the Third Age | Powys | £24k |