The Sinfonia of Birmingham

Analysis

The Sinfonia of Birmingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 1996, 30 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 August 2025, The Sinfonia of Birmingham reported income of £13k and spending of £12k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,090 to £13k (+544%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 414%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Sinfonia of Birmingham 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 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rollesby Village Hall (£13k), The Watford Band (£13k) and Finchingfield Guildhall (£13k).