Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society

Analysis

Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Vale of Glamorgan. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society reported income of £25k and spending of £39k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,365 to £25k (+290%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic 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 British Trombone Society (£25k), Berkhamsted Theatre Company (£25k) and Fylingdales Women's Institute (£25k).