Derby Choral Union
Analysis
Derby Choral Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashbourne. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Derby Choral Union reported income of £27k and spending of £29k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £4,112 to £27k (+555%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Derby Choral Union sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumnor Old School Charity (£27k), Lacock Village Hall (£27k) and Gravesend Unit 159 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£27k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Derby Choral Union performs concerts and holds other choral events. It aims to increase the public knowledge and appreciation of music by the practice and performance of oratorios and other musical works of high excellence, sacred and secular.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cumnor Old School Charity | Oxford | £27k |
| Lacock Village Hall | Wiltshire | £27k |
| Gravesend Unit 159 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Kent | £27k |
| Village Hall Great Totham | Essex | £27k |