The Petts Wood and District Operatic Society

Analysis

The Petts Wood and District Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in April 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Petts Wood and District Operatic Society reported income of £12k and spending of £5,593, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,186 to £12k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, The Petts Wood and District Operatic Society sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Felling Band (£12k), Llangynog Village Hall, Carmarthenshire (£12k) and Brighton Consort (£12k).