The Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society

Analysis

The Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in March 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society reported income of £25k and spending of £23k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £27k to £25k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conford Village Hall (£25k), Village Hall Riseley (£25k) and Kevork Tahtayan Armenian Community School Trust (£25k).