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Kent Sinfonia

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1048947MaidstoneArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£27k2025-06-30
Spending£26ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause57th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1995Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Kent Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in September 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 company (Companies House number 03055862). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Kent Sinfonia reported income of £27k and spending of £26k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £202 to £27k (+13054%), an average of +239% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 12157%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Kent Sinfonia sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Waterton's Wall (£27k), Todmorden Orchestra (£27k) and Chagford Jubilee Hall Trust (£27k).

Income and spending

£0£7,865£16k£24k£31k2021 Income: £2022021 Spending: £2,31120212022 Income: £24,7602022 Spending: £13,77120222023 Income: £31,4602023 Spending: £30,07820232024 Income: £24,8652024 Spending: £24,80720242025 Income: £26,5722025 Spending: £25,8712025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA BASED IN KENT; WORK INCLUDES EDUCATION OUTREACH PROJECTS WITH SCHOOLS AND BRINGING MUSIC TO NEW AUDIENCES. ALSO PROVIDES PERFORMANCE PLATFORM FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG SOLOISTS. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR WORK WITH CHORAL AND OPERA ENSEMBLES AND FOR HELP TO PROMOTE WORK OF NEW COMPOSERS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Friends of Waterton's WallWalton£27k
Todmorden OrchestraLancashire£27k
Chagford Jubilee Hall TrustNewton Abbot£27k
Great Alne and Kinwarton Memorial HallAlcester£27k