The Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association

Analysis

The Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association reported income of £18k and spending of £17k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £469 to £18k (+3656%), an average of +148% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1612%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eynsham Choral Society (£18k), Thorpe Village Hall Surrey (£18k) and Sutton Village Hall (£18k).