The Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society

Analysis

The Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in May 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society reported income of £66k and spending of £75k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £66k (+466%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 447%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acton Amateur Operatic Society (£66k), Hastings Musical Festival Limited (£66k) and Corinthian Chamber Orchestra (£66k).