The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society Limited

Analysis

The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. 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 03124250). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society Limited reported income of £60k and spending of £30k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £22k to £60k (+170%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society Limited sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Napton Music Festival Trust (£60k), The Flying Ducks Youth Theatre (£60k) and 28th Cambridge (St John's) Scout Group (£60k).