The Leicester Philharmonic Choir

Analysis

The Leicester Philharmonic Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Leicester Philharmonic Choir reported income of £52k and spending of £33k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £4,004 to £52k (+1186%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 411%. 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, The Leicester Philharmonic Choir sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Monkton Village Hall and Playing Fields (£52k), Tandem Theatre (£52k) and Maeldune Trust (£51k).