Ormskirk Music Society

Analysis

Ormskirk Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in November 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 2026, Ormskirk Music Society reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £8,425 to £12k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Ormskirk Music Society sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parley School Support Group (£12k), Havering Concert Orchestra (£12k) and Telford Barbershop Harmony Club (£12k).

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.