Southend Choral Society

Analysis

Southend Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Southend Choral Society reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,589 to £17k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Southend Choral Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abergorki Community Hall Limited (£17k), Wadebridge Young Farmers Club (£17k) and The Ipswich Chamber Music Society (£17k).