Oldham Choral Society

Analysis

Oldham Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in December 1986, 40 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 April 2025, Oldham Choral Society reported income of £22k and spending of £25k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £94 to £22k (+22987%), an average of +290% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 15100%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Oldham Choral Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Audley Players' Theatre Club (£22k), New Mills and District U3a (£22k) and The Orpington Chorale (£22k).

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.