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Brighton Orpheus Choir

RegisteredRegistered charity number 260887East SussexEducation and training
Income£37k2026-08-31
Spending£40ksame year
Spent / received105%5-year average
Size in its cause63rd pctEducation and training
Registered1970Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Brighton Orpheus Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2026, Brighton Orpheus Choir reported income of £37k and spending of £40k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £24k to £37k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brighton Orpheus Choir 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 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Seal School PTFA (£37k), 1st New Ollerton and Boughton Group of the Boy Scouts Association (£37k) and Oak Lodge Friends of the School Association (£37k).

Income and spending

£0£9,946£20k£30k£40k2022 Income: £24,2802022 Spending: £33,14320222023 Income: £19,9582023 Spending: £36,99120232024 Income: £36,2712024 Spending: £24,84220242025 Income: £39,7852025 Spending: £30,04020252026 Income: £37,2762026 Spending: £39,7402026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Rehearsal and performance of sacred and secular musicSupport of other charities

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Friends of Seal School PTFASevenoaks£37k
1st New Ollerton and Boughton Group of the Boy Scouts AssociationNottinghamshire£37k
Oak Lodge Friends of the School AssociationWest Wickham£37k
Grantham Community Heritage AssociationGrantham£37k