Bookham Choral Society

Analysis

Bookham Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 March 2025, Bookham Choral Society reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,386 to £26k (+377%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Bookham Choral Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saddleworth Musical Society (£26k), Healey Community Association (£26k) and East Markham Village Hall (£26k).