The Chiltern Choir

Analysis

The Chiltern Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rickmansworth. It was registered in March 1982, 44 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 Chiltern Choir reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5,701 to £14k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Chiltern Choir sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cyfeillion Amgueddfa Lloyd George | Friends of the Lloyd George Museum (£14k), Rough Common Village Hall and Playing Field (£14k) and Downham Market & District U3a (£14k).