The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited

Analysis

The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02886300). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited reported income of £542k and spending of £456k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £301k to £542k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, The Rodolfus Choral Foundation Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kettering Old Grammar School Foundation (£540k), Mikron Theatre Company Limited (£543k) and The Doddington Hall Conservation Charity (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £146k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £206k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.