Pandemic Community Bandstand
Analysis
Pandemic Community Bandstand is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cotmandene. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Pandemic Community Bandstand reported income of £74k and spending of £56k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,544 to £74k (+1999%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 101781%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Pandemic Community Bandstand sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unibrass Foundation (£74k), Mellow Dramatics Music Theatre Group (£74k) and Nancherrow Project (£74k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The CIO was established in order to design, build, install and operate a Bandstand, for public use, in Meadowbank Park, Dorking.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Unibrass Foundation | Barnsley | £74k |
| Mellow Dramatics Music Theatre Group | Staffordshire | £74k |
| Nancherrow Project | Cornwall | £74k |
| Crawley University of the Third Age | West Sussex | £74k |