Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society

Analysis

Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in August 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society reported income of £92k and spending of £83k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £42k to £92k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North West Music Academy Limited (£92k), Wood Lane Conservation Trust (£92k) and Leith Hill Musical Festival (£92k).