British Police Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

British Police Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nantwich. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Police Symphony Orchestra reported income of £65k and spending of £80k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £65k (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, British Police Symphony Orchestra sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nance Mill Engines Preservation Association (£65k), Melyncrythan Musical Theatre Company (£65k) and Hindmarsh Village Hall (£65k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.