Westmorland Youth Orchestra

Analysis

Westmorland Youth Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Westmorland Youth Orchestra reported income of £38k and spending of £43k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £38k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 147% 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, Westmorland Youth Orchestra sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howden Agriculture and Horticulture Show Limited (£38k), Cresswell Pele Tower (£38k) and 2nd Rossendale Scout Group (£38k).

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.