Folkestone Choral Society

Analysis

Folkestone Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hythe. It was registered in March 1978, 48 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 August 2025, Folkestone Choral Society reported income of £14k and spending of £22k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £739 to £14k (+1774%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 909%. Over the whole period it spent 148% 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, Folkestone Choral Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avenue Junior School PTA (£14k), Quinton Village Hall (£14k) and Friends of Music in Mayfield (£14k).

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.