The Learning Orchestras

Analysis

The Learning Orchestras is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1995, 31 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 trust. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Learning Orchestras reported income of £12k and spending of £11k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,864 to £12k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, The Learning Orchestras sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Village Memorial Hall (£12k), Nimrud Archaeological Trust (£12k) and Redbridge Bengali Association (£12k).