Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society

Analysis

Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 June 2025, Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society reported income of £105k and spending of £72k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £18k to £105k (+476%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 321%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 Halifax Amateur Operatic Society (£105k), The Staffordshire County Federation of Womens Institutes (£105k) and Standpoint Studio (£105k).