St Albans Bach Choir

Analysis

St Albans Bach Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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, St Albans Bach Choir reported income of £128k and spending of £131k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,233 to £128k (+3858%), an average of +151% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 2489%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, St Albans Bach Choir sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Milton and District Community Association (£128k), Oriel Myrddin (£128k) and Bedale Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£128k).

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.