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St Albans St Cecilia Festival Society

RegisteredRegistered charity number 288559HoddesdonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£16k2026-03-31
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause44th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1984Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

St Albans St Cecilia Festival Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hoddesdon. It was registered in February 1984, 42 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Albans St Cecilia Festival Society reported income of £16k and spending of £15k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5 to £16k (+329560%), an average of +658% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 278020%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 St Cecilia Festival Society sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% 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 The Viola Commissioning Circle (£16k), Bristol and Avon Family History Society (£16k) and North Norfolk Festival of Performing Arts (£16k).

Income and spending

£0£4,121£8,242£12k£16k2022 Income: £52022 Spending: £28020222023 Income: £13,9062023 Spending: £13,46820232024 Income: £2332024 Spending: £20420242025 Income: £7422025 Spending: £31820252026 Income: £16,4832026 Spending: £14,5802026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Society, under its Constitution, promtes, improves, develops and maintains public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Committee shall determine from time to time.

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