The Hanover Band Foundation

Analysis

The Hanover Band Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hanover Band Foundation reported income of £183k and spending of £10k, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £525k to £183k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, The Hanover Band Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penrith Players Theatre (£183k), Mid Wales Opera Limited (£183k) and The Cromwell Museum Trust (£183k).