The Plymouth Philharmonic Choir

Analysis

The Plymouth Philharmonic Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Plymouth Philharmonic Choir reported income of £49k and spending of £43k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,652 to £49k (+469%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 367%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, The Plymouth Philharmonic Choir sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 20,000 Voices (£49k), North Hertfordshire Guild of Singers (£49k) and The Edgeler Collection (£49k).