Bournemouth Chamber Music Society

Analysis

Bournemouth Chamber Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in May 1994, 32 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 May 2025, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society reported income of £14k and spending of £17k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1,050 to £14k (+1206%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 1234%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Bournemouth Chamber Music Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arts Society Beverley (£14k), Brook and Hinxhill Village Hall (£14k) and William Byrd Singers of Manchester (£14k).

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.