The Leicester Symphony Orchestra Limited

Analysis

The Leicester Symphony Orchestra Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01397368). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Leicester Symphony Orchestra Limited reported income of £52k and spending of £45k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £994 to £52k (+5169%), an average of +169% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 5022%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Leicester Symphony Orchestra Limited sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ely & District U3a (£52k), The Guide Association Lancashire North West (£52k) and The Harrow University of the Third Age (£52k).