Winchester Dramatic Society

Analysis

Winchester Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01621492). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Winchester Dramatic Society reported income of £210k and spending of £55k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £210k (+471%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 232%. Over the whole period it spent 34% 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, Winchester Dramatic Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Institute of Organ Studies (£210k), Five Towns Theatre (£210k) and London Mandarin School (£209k).