Banbury Choral Society
Analysis
Banbury Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 2009, 17 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 services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Banbury Choral Society reported income of £33k and spending of £28k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,846 to £33k (+470%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Banbury Choral Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Promenade Concert Orchestra (£33k), Lambeth Orchestra Fund (£33k) and Rationale Arts (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Society are to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the Society sees fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Promenade Concert Orchestra | Morecambe | £33k |
| Lambeth Orchestra Fund | London | £33k |
| Rationale Arts | Derbyshire | £33k |
| Blackwood Little Theatre | Gwent | £33k |