York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir (Fletcher Memorial Choir)

Analysis

York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir (Fletcher Memorial Choir) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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, York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir (Fletcher Memorial Choir) reported income of £41k and spending of £31k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,418 to £41k (+449%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 606%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir (Fletcher Memorial Choir) sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beaufort Male Choir (£41k), Northampton Town and County Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£41k) and St James Great Packington Trust (£41k).