Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society

Analysis

Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society reported income of £15k and spending of £18k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50 to £15k (+30248%), an average of +317% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 13996%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Christchurch Gilbert and Sullivan Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Claverley Village Hall (£15k), Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society (£15k) and Bunbury Watermill Trust (£15k).