Winchester Philharmonic Choir

Analysis

Winchester Philharmonic Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2026, Winchester Philharmonic Choir reported income of £58k and spending of £59k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £28k to £58k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Winchester Philharmonic Choir sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lutyens Trust (£58k), Friends of St Cross Hospital Winchester (£58k) and Young & Creasey Gallery Trust (£58k).