Cantate Youth Choir
Analysis
Cantate Youth Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cantate Youth Choir reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £11k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, Cantate Youth Choir sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gayle Mill Trust (£11k), Y Gronfa Ymddiriedolaeth (The Trust Fund) (£11k) and Santon Bridge Village Hall (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Cantate was formed by Michael Kibblewhite in 1994 as a mixed voice youth choir, to provide keen young singers with high quality training in singing and performance skills. The membership of almost 180 boys and girls represent about 80 schools, colleges and universities mostly in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. A Chamber Choir and a Parents Choir perform and support the youth choirs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gayle Mill Trust | Hawes | £11k |
| Y Gronfa Ymddiriedolaeth (The Trust Fund) | Cardiff | £11k |
| Santon Bridge Village Hall | Cumbria | £11k |
| Lothersdale Young Farmers Club | North Yorkshire | £11k |