The Friends of St Mary’s Choir, incorporating the Guild of Ex-Choristers
Analysis
The Friends of St Mary’s Choir, incorporating the Guild of Ex-Choristers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of St Mary’s Choir, incorporating the Guild of Ex-Choristers reported income of £18k and spending of £28k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £18k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of St Mary’s Choir, incorporating the Guild of Ex-Choristers sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% 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 Vine Youth Ministry (£18k), The Order of the Black Sheep (£18k) and St Andrew's Church, Awre, Cottage Fund (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Friends of St Mary's Choir Warwick aims to arouse, develop and maintain the interest of the public in the choirs of St Mary's, and to raise and provide funds for furthering the work of those choirs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Vine Youth Ministry | Dorset | £18k |
| The Order of the Black Sheep | Chesterfield | £18k |
| St Andrew's Church, Awre, Cottage Fund | Gloucestershire | £18k |
| St Saviour's Hall | Berkshire | £18k |