The Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society

Analysis

The Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society reported income of £22k and spending of £23k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11k to £22k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arts Society Sevenoaks (£22k), The All Souls' Amateur Operatic Society (£22k) and Hampton Bishop Villagers' Association (£22k).