Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society

Analysis

Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in February 2017, 9 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £101k and spending of £143k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,086 to £101k (+1561%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1227%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO) (£101k), Cornwall Crafts Association (£101k) and Earley Music Limited (£101k).