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Buttershaw (St Paul's) Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178752BradfordArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£60k2025-07-31
Spending£44ksame year
Spent / received82%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Buttershaw (St Paul's) Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in June 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Buttershaw (St Paul's) Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £60k and spending of £44k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £246 to £60k (+24290%), an average of +295% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 808%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Buttershaw (St Paul's) Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include How Many Elephants (£60k), Sidney West Centre Charity (£60k) and The Pontardawe Arena (£60k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£30k£45k£60k2021 Income: £2462021 Spending: £96620212022 Income: £1,8792022 Spending: £1,74320222023 Income: £15,2742023 Spending: £17,00120232024 Income: £6,6062024 Spending: £4,95720242025 Income: £60,0002025 Spending: £44,0002025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO DEVELOP THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT .THE MAIN ACTIVITIES COMPRISE THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO SHOWS EACH YEAR - CONCERT FORMAT AND FULL MUSICAL.

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How Many ElephantsAlresford£60k
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The Pontardawe ArenaSwansea£60k
The Keatley TrustCambridge£60k