Halle Concerts Society

Analysis

Halle Concerts Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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 company (Companies House number 00062753). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Halle Concerts Society reported income of £10.8m and spending of £11.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.7m to £10.8m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Halle Concerts Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Black Country Living Museum Trust (£10.8m), The Tank Museum Limited (£10.8m) and London Contemporary Dance (The Place) Limited (£10.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38%, charitable activities 31%, trading 3.2% and investments 3.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £196k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 117 people.

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.