The Boston Sinfonia

Analysis

The Boston Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boston Sinfonia reported income of £11k and spending of £9,213, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,653 to £11k (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 Boston Sinfonia sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Points Family Trust (£11k), St Helens Sinfonietta (£11k) and Keysoe Village Hall Trust (£11k).