Mercian Singers

Analysis

Mercian Singers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tamworth. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mercian Singers reported income of £13k and spending of £10k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,210 to £13k (+971%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 413%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Mercian Singers sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illogan Village Hall (£13k), High Wycombe and District U3a (£13k) and Caton St Paul's School P T a (£13k).