Cardiff Polyphonic Choir

Analysis

Cardiff Polyphonic Choir is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in February 1982, 44 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir reported income of £28k and spending of £35k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £28k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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, Cardiff Polyphonic Choir sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Knaresborough Choral Society (£28k), The Jameston Community Association (£28k) and Sprowston Senior Citizens Welfare Committee (£28k).