The Durham Singers

Analysis

The Durham Singers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Durham Singers reported income of £20k and spending of £15k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5,773 to £20k (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, The Durham Singers sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicestershire Chorale (£20k), Chevington Chedburgh Depden and Rede Community Council (£20k) and Skipton Music (£20k).