The Dhrupad Music Society

Analysis

The Dhrupad Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dhrupad Music Society reported income of £24k and spending of £23k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,373 to £24k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 97%. 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, The Dhrupad Music Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wychavon Festival of Brass (£24k), Walton Community Library (£24k) and Dean Row Village Hall (£24k).