The Southwell Minster Choir Association
Analysis
The Southwell Minster Choir Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southwell. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Southwell Minster Choir Association reported income of £39k and spending of £28k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £27k to £39k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Southwell Minster Choir Association sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Kareem Foundation (£39k), The Guild of Pastoral Psychology (£39k) and Central Mosque and Community Centre (£39k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Association shall be the study and practice of choral music, in particular church music in order to foster the public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance and to promote the development of the Choir of Southwell Minster.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kareem Foundation | Sunderland | £39k |
| The Guild of Pastoral Psychology | Burgess Hill | £39k |
| Central Mosque and Community Centre | Walsall | £39k |
| St Hilda's Halifax CIO | Halifax | £39k |