Oxford Operatic Society

Analysis

Oxford Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 July 2025, Oxford Operatic Society reported income of £137k and spending of £167k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £12k to £137k (+1012%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 1006%. 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, Oxford Operatic Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Choral Society (£137k), The Campaign for Drawing (£137k) and Cassandra Centre Ltd (£137k).