Basildon Choral Society

Analysis

Basildon Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Basildon Choral Society reported income of £17k and spending of £19k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £17k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Basildon 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 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bettws Village Hall (£17k), Hull Urban Opera (£17k) and The Allerston Village Hall (£17k).

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.