Forest Philharmonic Society

Analysis

Forest Philharmonic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01539958). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Forest Philharmonic Society reported income of £48k and spending of £47k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £15k to £48k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Forest Philharmonic Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saffron Walden Orchestral Society (£48k), The Foresters Heritage Trust (£48k) and Bishop Auckland and District U3A (£48k).