Bookham Light Operatic Society

Analysis

Bookham Light Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Addlestone. It was registered in April 1986, 40 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 July 2025, Bookham Light Operatic Society reported income of £20k and spending of £18k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £395 to £20k (+4955%), an average of +167% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 3127%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Bookham Light Operatic Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princes Risborough & District University of the Third Age (£20k), Bradwell Silver Band (£20k) and Music & Arts for the Shepway Community (£20k).