The Dorking Choral Society

Analysis

The Dorking Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 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 April 2025, The Dorking Choral Society reported income of £74k and spending of £56k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £18k to £74k (+316%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Dorking Choral Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harton and Westoe Miners Welfare (£74k), Nancherrow Project (£74k) and The Burton Musical Theatre Company (£74k).