Peterborough Choral Society

Analysis

Peterborough Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Peterborough Choral Society reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £9,166 to £21k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 36%. 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, Peterborough Choral Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northampton Philharmonic Choir (£21k), The Ladyholme Community Centre (£21k) and 3rd Heswall Scout Group (£21k).