Ealing Youth Orchestra
Analysis
Ealing Youth Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03454059). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Ealing Youth Orchestra reported income of £119k and spending of £105k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £59k to £119k (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Ealing Youth Orchestra sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Playhouse Trust (£119k), Mgcfutures Ltd (£119k) and Polish Association Gloucestershire (£118k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The aim of the charity is to promote involvement in the art of orchestral music-making and to make it as widely available as possible to young people of all communities and backgrounds, predominantly but not exclusively, in the London Borough of Ealing.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Womens Playhouse Trust | London | £119k |
| Mgcfutures Ltd | London | £119k |
| Polish Association Gloucestershire | Gloucester | £118k |
| Townley Memorial Hall | Cambridgeshire | £119k |