Association of British Choral Directors

Analysis

Association of British Choral Directors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2001, 25 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 company (Companies House number 03985838). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Association of British Choral Directors reported income of £90k and spending of £100k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £96k to £90k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Association of British Choral Directors sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stafford University of the Third Age (U3a) (£90k), Arundel Festival Ltd (£90k) and Knutsford Musical Theatre Company (KMTC) (£90k).

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.