London Gay Mens Chorus (LGMC)

Analysis

London Gay Mens Chorus (LGMC) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2002, 24 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London Gay Mens Chorus (LGMC) reported income of £319k and spending of £494k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £199k to £319k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, London Gay Mens Chorus (LGMC) 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 Sid Vale Association CIO (£319k), Justice in Motion (£320k) and The Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Ltd. (£319k).