London Cello Society

Analysis

London Cello Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in July 2003, 23 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, London Cello Society reported income of £43k and spending of £13k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13k to £43k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, London Cello Society sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New Jewish Theatre Group (£43k), Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra (£43k) and Huntingdonshire Philharmonic (£43k).