Friends of St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choirs
Analysis
Friends of St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choirs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choirs reported income of £60k and spending of £35k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,810 to £60k (+785%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends of St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choirs sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worldwide Pentecostal Gospel Mission (£60k), The Natashas Project (£60k) and Heartcry Trust (£60k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The organisation makes grants to St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir in order to promote the education and training of choir members and to enhance the choir's role as a major component in the worship and life of the cathedral and the diocese. The grants include funds for the provision of robes, sheet music and the defraying of expenses incurred on visits or tours by the choir to any part of the world.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide Pentecostal Gospel Mission | Manchester | £60k |
| The Natashas Project | Hemel Hempstead | £60k |
| Heartcry Trust | Oxford | £60k |
| Harrogate Islamic Association | North Yorkshire | £60k |