Darlington Music Society

Analysis

Darlington Music Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 June 2025, Darlington Music Society reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6,575 to £13k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Darlington Music Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% 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 Open Hand Open Space Limited (£13k), Godmersham Park Heritage Centre for the Parishes of Godmersham and Crundale Limited (£13k) and Clandestine Theatre (£13k).