The Longridge Band

Analysis

The Longridge Band is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Longridge Band reported income of £36k and spending of £49k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £26k to £36k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Longridge Band sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcester Musical Theatre Company (£36k), The Dore Male Voice Choir (£36k) and Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (£36k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.