The Stanborough Chorus

Analysis

The Stanborough Chorus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Stanborough Chorus reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,450 to £15k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Stanborough Chorus sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Health Research Charity (£15k), Essex Provincial Almoners Fund (£15k) and Birchley St Marys Third World Group (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.