Grantham Operatic Society

Analysis

Grantham Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sleaford. It was registered in April 1982, 44 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 provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Grantham Operatic Society reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £551 to £17k (+3061%), an average of +137% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1987%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Grantham Operatic Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 White Horse Opera (£17k), The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra (£17k) and Wootton Rivers Village Hall (£17k).