Hertford Dramatic and Operatic Society

Analysis

Hertford Dramatic and Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in January 1977, 49 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hertford Dramatic and Operatic Society reported income of £107k and spending of £112k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £30k to £107k (+260%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Hertford Dramatic and Operatic Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nautical Museums Trust Limited (£107k), Deep Roots Tall Trees (£107k) and Third Text Limited (£106k).