Misbourne Orchestra

Analysis

Misbourne Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Amersham. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 July 2025, Misbourne Orchestra reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £86 to £13k (+14916%), an average of +250% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 11036%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Misbourne Orchestra sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% 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 Newtown Amateur Dramatic Society (£13k), Tonna Male Voice Choir (£13k) and Vision Community Centre (£13k).

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.