Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO)
Analysis
Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in January 2019, 7 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 December 2025, Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO) reported income of £101k and spending of £114k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,774 to £101k (+1651%), an average of +105% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 874%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Lichfield Operatic Society (CIO) 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 Earley Music Limited (£101k), Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society (£101k) and Angmering Community Centre Association (£101k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote plays, drama, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works of educative value
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Earley Music Limited | Reading | £101k |
| Eastbourne Operatic and Dramatic Society | East Sussex | £101k |
| Angmering Community Centre Association | Littlehampton | £101k |
| Cornwall Crafts Association | Cornwall | £101k |