Bath Abbey Music Society

Analysis

Bath Abbey Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bath Abbey Music Society reported income of £56k and spending of £33k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £56k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bath Abbey Music Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maharishi Valmik Sabha Coventry (England) Trust (£56k), Kingdomway Ministries (£56k) and The Redeemed Christian Church of God Pentecost Arena Birmingham (£56k).