The Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society

Analysis

The Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughton. It was registered in January 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 June 2026, The Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society reported income of £26k and spending of £27k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £17k to £26k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Loughton Amateur 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 The Armstrong Hall, Thornbury (£26k), The William Walton Trust (£26k) and Cefn Cribwr Community Centre (£26k).