East Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club
Analysis
East Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in December 2006, 20 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 provides human resources.
In the financial year ending June 2025, East Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13k to £19k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, East Midlands Barbershop Harmony Club sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utopia Arts Limited (£19k), Cantores Olicanae (£19k) and Stour Singers (£19k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. Provision of vocal coaching for members of the club by in house coaches and visiting educators2. Provision of "How to sing in harmony" courses for the public3. Competing in contests organised by the British Association of Barbershop Singers.4. Entering Music Festivals and Eisteddfods in the UK and abroad5. Performing in concerts and shows organised by the club and by other organisations
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Utopia Arts Limited | London | £19k |
| Cantores Olicanae | Leeds | £19k |
| Stour Singers | Oxfordshire | £19k |
| Staged CIO | Stoke-On-Trent | £19k |