The Joyful Company of Singers (1996)

Analysis

The Joyful Company of Singers (1996) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kingston Upon Thames. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03219012). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Joyful Company of Singers (1996) reported income of £33k and spending of £31k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,632 to £33k (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Joyful Company of Singers (1996) sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acland Memorial Hall (£33k), Manchester Proud Chorus (£33k) and Dewsbury and District Third Age (£33k).