Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire

Analysis

Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire reported income of £13k and spending of £18k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,776 to £13k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Philomusica of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derwent Valley Wind Band (£13k), Mersea Island Museum Trust (£13k) and Tockwith Village Hall (£13k).