The British Association of Barbershop Singers

Analysis

The British Association of Barbershop Singers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 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. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The British Association of Barbershop Singers reported income of £306k and spending of £264k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £86k to £306k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Association of Barbershop Singers sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company (£306k), The National Life Story Collection (£306k) and The Ropewalk (Barton) Ltd (£306k).