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William Byrd Singers of Manchester

RegisteredRegistered charity number 512522ShropshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£14k2025-07-31
Spending£13ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause39th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1982Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

William Byrd Singers of Manchester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in October 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, William Byrd Singers of Manchester reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,555 to £14k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, William Byrd Singers of Manchester sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chapel-En-Le-Frith Ladies Choir (£14k), The Arts Society Beverley (£14k) and The Ellens Green Memorial Hall (£14k).

Income and spending

£0£6,756£14k£20k£27k2021 Income: £6,5552021 Spending: £4,26120212022 Income: £22,2682022 Spending: £27,02420222023 Income: £16,3142023 Spending: £13,45820232024 Income: £12,9292024 Spending: £11,11920242025 Income: £13,7082025 Spending: £13,0052025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Elite Adult Chamber choir performing music from the Rennaissance to the present day.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Chapel-En-Le-Frith Ladies ChoirHigh Peak£14k
The Arts Society BeverleyBeverley£14k
The Ellens Green Memorial HallHorsham£14k
Bournemouth Chamber Music SocietyPoole£14k