Bolton Barbershop Harmony Club
Analysis
Bolton Barbershop Harmony Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Bolton Barbershop Harmony Club reported income of £26k and spending of £41k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18k to £26k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Bolton Barbershop Harmony Club sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longford Village Hall (£26k), Littleover Grange Hall Community Centre (£26k) and Radcliffe-On-Trent University of the Third Age (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. Advance the education of members and the public in all aspects of music in the barbershop style of unaccompanied four part close harmony, in both chorus and quartet. 2. Further any other charitable purpose recognised as exclusively charitable in accordance with the law in England and Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Longford Village Hall | Gloucester | £26k |
| Littleover Grange Hall Community Centre | Derby | £26k |
| Radcliffe-On-Trent University of the Third Age | Nottingham | £26k |
| Ellington Colliery Band | Ashington | £26k |