Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers
Analysis
Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in March 2013, 13 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 08380019). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers reported income of £285k and spending of £264k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £77k to £285k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 195%. 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, Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Live Art Development Agency (£285k), Together As One - Aik Saath (£285k) and Music for All (£285k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
LABBS delivers its goal of promotion and education of Barbershop singing by providing support to over 2200 individual members of 60 Barbershop Choruses and 54 registered Quartets. They are actively involved in their local communities. Our member choruses and quartets regularly perform at local community events, including charity events, where they promote Barbershop singing to their audience.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Live Art Development Agency | London | £285k |
| Together As One - Aik Saath | Berkshire | £285k |
| Music for All | London | £285k |
| Llanelli Railway Goods Shed Trust | Llanelli | £285k |