Surrey Philharmonic Society

Analysis

Surrey Philharmonic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashtead. It was registered in December 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. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Surrey Philharmonic Society reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1,869 to £16k (+749%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 591%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Surrey Philharmonic Society sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra (£16k), Farnworth Performing Arts Company (£16k) and The Arts Society - Newmarket (£16k).