Lichfield Cathedral Chorus

Analysis

Lichfield Cathedral Chorus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lichfield Cathedral Chorus reported income of £36k and spending of £35k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2025, income grew from £5,117 to £36k (+605%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 545%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Lichfield Cathedral Chorus 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 The Arts Society Stratford Upon Avon. (£36k), The Friends of Oundle Parish Church 2016 (£36k) and Costume and Textile Association (£36k).