The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund
Analysis
The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund reported income of £160k and spending of £147k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £83k to £160k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Furqaan Education Centre (£160k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Crediton (£160k) and Madina Mosque and Muslamic Community Centre (£160k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principal object of the charity is the provision of choristerships tenable at Salisbury Cathedral for the education of musical girls between the ages of 8 and 13 (inclusive), thereby enabling them to be Probationers and Choristers at Salisbury Cathedral.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Furqaan Education Centre | West Yorkshire | £160k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Crediton | Crediton | £160k |
| Madina Mosque and Muslamic Community Centre | Bolton | £160k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James Chatham | Chatham | £160k |