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Brighton Festival Chorus

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1173302West SussexArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£138k2025-07-31
Spending£127ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Brighton Festival Chorus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in June 2017, 9 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Brighton Festival Chorus reported income of £138k and spending of £127k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £62k to £138k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Brighton Festival Chorus sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships (£137k), Cotesbach Educational Trust Limited (£138k) and Christchurch University of the Third Age (£137k).

Income and spending

£0£34k£69k£103k£138k2021 Income: £61,7782021 Spending: £67,25520212022 Income: £93,2392022 Spending: £101,01920222023 Income: £127,0182023 Spending: £113,19720232024 Income: £128,8082024 Spending: £115,94620242025 Income: £137,6262025 Spending: £127,2342025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The objectives of the charity are to promote and develop the public education and appreciation of music through the study, practice and performance of music.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial ScholarshipsLondon£137k
Cotesbach Educational Trust LimitedLutterworth£138k
Christchurch University of the Third AgeDorset£137k
Canons Community AssociationMiddlesex£138k