Biggleswade and District Choral Society

Analysis

Biggleswade and District Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, Biggleswade and District Choral Society reported income of £17k and spending of £17k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,852 to £17k (+822%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Biggleswade and District 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 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition (£17k), Eardington Village Hall (£17k) and The Bedford Dramatic Club (£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.