The British Double Reed Society

Analysis

The British Double Reed Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Double Reed Society reported income of £41k and spending of £29k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £41k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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 British Double Reed Society sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Storey Gardens (£41k), Archif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive of Wales (£41k) and Little Yeldham Village Hall (£41k).