Banbury Operatic Society (Bos) and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (Yobos)

Analysis

Banbury Operatic Society (Bos) and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (Yobos) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Banbury Operatic Society (Bos) and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (Yobos) reported income of £57k and spending of £54k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2025, income grew from £35k to £57k (+64%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Banbury Operatic Society (Bos) and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (Yobos) sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Portland Museum Trust (£57k), Whittington Music Festival (£57k) and The Diss Heritage Triangle Trust CIO (£57k).