Portobello Orchestra

Analysis

Portobello Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2000, 26 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, Portobello Orchestra reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3,459 to £11k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 129%. 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, Portobello Orchestra sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Odiham Society (£11k), Bourne U3a (£11k) and North Dalton Village Hall (£11k).