Sinfonia Smith Square

Analysis

Sinfonia Smith Square is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04335616). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sinfonia Smith Square reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.1m (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Sinfonia Smith Square sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust (£3.1m), Inner City Music Limited (£3.1m) and Open College of the Arts (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, charitable activities 39%, trading 18% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,040. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £587k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.