Market Drayton Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

Analysis

Market Drayton Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tern Ridge. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Market Drayton Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2025, income grew from £5,210 to £15k (+194%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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, Market Drayton Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Sundial Society (£15k), Reading A440 Choir (£15k) and The Helen Foundation (£15k).