Ross on Wye Choral Society

Analysis

Ross on Wye Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hoarwithy. It was registered in January 1978, 48 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ross on Wye Choral Society reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8,940 to £20k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Ross on Wye Choral Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sovereign Brass 1987 (£20k), Muslim Women's Youth, Sport & Education Forum, Merseyside (£20k) and Friends of St Andrew's Ampthill (£20k).

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.