Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Analysis
Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodbridge. It was registered in February 2016, 10 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 provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society reported income of £33k and spending of £30k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,100 to £33k (+961%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 687%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Ipswich Gilbert and Sullivan Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tregony Village Hall (Tregony) (£33k), Kingston Reading Room (£33k) and Cambridge Korean School (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Ipswich Gilbert & Sullivan Society is a musical group which performs charity fund-raising concerts during the summer months across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, with a mixed repertoire ranging from classical music and excerpts from G&S operettas to folk, pop and songs from the musicals. In the autumn of each year the Society puts on a fully staged production of one of the G & S operettas.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tregony Village Hall (Tregony) | Cornwall | £33k |
| Kingston Reading Room | Devon | £33k |
| Cambridge Korean School | Cambridge | £33k |
| Radbrook Community Association | Shrewsbury | £33k |