Halifax Amateur Operatic Society

Analysis

Halifax Amateur Operatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in November 1982, 44 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Halifax Amateur Operatic Society reported income of £105k and spending of £99k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £75k to £105k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Halifax Amateur Operatic 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 Standpoint Studio (£105k), Hessle Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£105k) and Stone Lane Gardens (£105k).