The Diggle Band

Analysis

The Diggle Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in June 1998, 28 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 January 2025, The Diggle Band reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £1,933 to £20k (+921%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 414%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Diggle Band sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Lynn U3a (£20k), The Maritime Heritage Trust (£20k) and Newarke Houses Museum (£20k).