Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society

Analysis

Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society reported income of £26k and spending of £21k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £54k to £26k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Orchestral Society (£26k), Cefn Cribwr Community Centre (£26k) and The Malvern Museum Society Limited (£26k).