The Hardynge Choir

Analysis

The Hardynge Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 August 2025, The Hardynge Choir reported income of £24k and spending of £27k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,404 to £24k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Hardynge Choir sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Milton Keynes Sinfonia (£24k), Freiston Playing Field Charity (£24k) and Malvern Civic Society (£24k).