Saddleworth Musical Society

Analysis

Saddleworth Musical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in October 1974, 52 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 March 2025, Saddleworth Musical Society reported income of £26k and spending of £21k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £26k (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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, Saddleworth Musical Society sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Markham Village Hall (£26k), Bookham Choral Society (£26k) and Coventry Philharmonic Society (£26k).