Activities

As described by the charity on the register

(1) TO PROMOTE AND PRESENT CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, COMPLEMENTARY TO THOSE OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CBSO) AND OF WORLD-CLASS CALIBRE,(2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY MUSIC, PROVIDING AN EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Latest income

£13.6m

Expenditure

£13.4m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £9.6m £5.2m
2022-03-31 £10.9m £10.6m
2023-03-31 £12.2m £12.8m
2024-03-31 £12.4m £12.9m
2025-03-31 £13.6m £13.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £136k
Charitable activities £10.3m
Trading £2.9m
Investment income £250k
Total income £13.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £11.5m
Raising funds £1.9m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £29k
Total expenditure £13.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.1m
Total funds £14.1m
— restricted £11.1m
— unrestricted £3.0m
— endowment £0
Total assets £14.1m
Cash £5.1m

People

Employees 247

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.