The Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society

Analysis

The Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 1972, 54 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society reported income of £84k and spending of £79k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £84k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Ringwood Musical and Dramatic Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wordsley and District Community Association (£84k), Tip Top Musicals Ltd (£84k) and South Wales Aviation Museum (£84k).