Havergal Brian Society

Analysis

Havergal Brian Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clwyd. It was registered in June 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Havergal Brian Society reported income of £19k and spending of £53k, spending 277% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £53k to £19k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 191% 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, Havergal Brian Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Banovallum Brass Horncastle (£19k), Charlton Kings Choral Society (£19k) and Curdworth Village Hall (£19k).

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.