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Bradford Festival Choral Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1141596West YorkshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£109k2026-06-30
Spending£95ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause80th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2011Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bradford Festival Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07346050). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Bradford Festival Choral Society reported income of £109k and spending of £95k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £55k to £109k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 119%. 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, Bradford Festival Choral Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musicworks (Chamber Courses) (£109k), William Scott Foundation (£109k) and Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers Clubs - Southern District (£109k).

Income and spending

£0£27k£55k£82k£109k2022 Income: £54,5012022 Spending: £57,30420222023 Income: £34,1792023 Spending: £39,82920232024 Income: £74,7702024 Spending: £65,53520242025 Income: £93,4752025 Spending: £90,46020252026 Income: £109,4762026 Spending: £94,9822026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Choral singing; education in choral singing/vocal training; public performances

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Musicworks (Chamber Courses)Dunstable£109k
William Scott FoundationLondon£109k
Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers Clubs - Southern DistrictPenrith£109k
The Jane Austen SocietyBristol£110k