Hampshire Choral Festival
Analysis
Hampshire Choral Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in September 1986, 40 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 July 2025, Hampshire Choral Festival reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £14 to £23k (+162664%), an average of +535% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 117214%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Hampshire Choral Festival sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leathercraft Trust (£23k), The Dacorum and Chiltern Potters Guild (£23k) and The Leeds Symphony Orchestra (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To foster the love of music in town, village & school by affording small choirs the means of raising their standards of singing and musical appreciation through competition or other form of adjudication and combined public performance. The latter is achieved by holding an annual festival with public performances of major choral works at Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Leathercraft Trust | Leicester | £23k |
| The Dacorum and Chiltern Potters Guild | Hertfordshire | £23k |
| The Leeds Symphony Orchestra | Leeds | £23k |
| Horncastle Theatre Company | Horncastle | £23k |