Activities

As described by the charity on the register

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING. MAINTAINING SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRAS AND PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND PARTICIPATING IN CONCERTS, ENRICHING PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, REACHING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN THE CONCERT HALL AND THE COMMUNITY.

Latest income

£11.8m

Expenditure

£11.3m

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 £3.2m £3.6m
2022-03-31 £8.6m £8.3m
2023-03-31 £11.2m £10.4m
2024-03-31 £11.9m £11.9m
2025-03-31 £11.8m £11.3m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.9m
Charitable activities £8.5m
Trading £0
Investment income £102k
Total income £11.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £10.7m
Raising funds £595k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £106k
Total expenditure £11.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £4.2m
Total funds £5.1m
— restricted £254k
— unrestricted £4.8m
— endowment £0
Total assets £5.1m
Cash £4.0m

People

Employees 37

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • 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 Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services

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.