Abbey Brass

Analysis

Abbey Brass is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 1988, 38 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Abbey Brass reported income of £17k and spending of £14k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,854 to £17k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, Abbey Brass 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 Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Trust (£17k), Vale of White Horse & Ridgeway Archaeological & Historical Trust (£17k) and Camberwell Arts Limited (£17k).