Choysez

Analysis

Choysez is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04286804). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Choysez reported income of £353k and spending of £376k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £336k to £353k (+5.1%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Choysez sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kayd Somali Arts and Culture (£353k), Ryedale Folk Museum (£354k) and Told by an Idiot (£353k).