The Ambleside and District Choral Society

Analysis

The Ambleside and District Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2026, The Ambleside and District Choral Society reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £12k to £17k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Ambleside and District Choral Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uffington Village Hall (£17k), Hebden Bridge Band (£17k) and Friends of Lake Meadows (£17k).