Carlisle Music Society

Analysis

Carlisle Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in July 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Carlisle Music Society reported income of £11k and spending of £8,476, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £388 to £11k (+2820%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 2348%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Carlisle Music Society sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longhope Village Hall (£11k), Dunston Silver Band (£11k) and Showtime Community Productions CIO (£11k).