Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association

Analysis

Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,064 to £11k (+923%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 612%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rochester Cathedral Old Choristers' Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Mandhata Youth Community Association East London and Essex (£11k), Apcar Trust (£11k) and Logos Trust (£11k).