THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society's mission is to promote the love of music. Activities include: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir; Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Youth, Community and Gospel Choirs; CD label RLPOlive; an education and participation programme; and contemporary, jazz and world music alongside rock, pop, comedy and classic films in Philharmonic Hall.
Latest income
£12.6m
Expenditure
£14.8m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £8.5m | £8.0m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £10.3m | £10.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £12.0m | £14.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.6m | £14.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £12.6m | £14.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.8m |
| Charitable activities | £4.5m |
| Trading | £3.7m |
| Investment income | £95k |
| Total income | £16.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.3m |
| Raising funds | £4.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £116k |
| Total expenditure | £14.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £19.1m |
| — restricted | £10.7m |
| — unrestricted | £4.8m |
| — endowment | £3.6m |
| Total assets | £19.1m |
| Cash | £3.4m |
People
| Employees | 306 |
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
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- 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.