Witney Music Society
Analysis
Witney Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in November 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 2026, Witney Music Society reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £22k to £16k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 60%. 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, Witney Music Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylesbury Festival Choir (£16k), Croesyceiliog Male Choir (£16k) and Lakefield School P.t.a. (£16k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides opportunities for local people to listen to live classical music performed by professional musicians. Mainly by arranging six concerts a year in Witney.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aylesbury Festival Choir | Buckinghamshire | £16k |
| Croesyceiliog Male Choir | Gwent | £16k |
| Lakefield School P.t.a. | Gloucester | £16k |
| Gulan | London | £16k |