Southern Sinfonia

Analysis

Southern Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 2005, 21 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 05325475). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Southern Sinfonia reported income of £17k and spending of £20k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,772 to £17k (+511%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 675%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Southern Sinfonia sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portman Hall Trust (£17k), Ymddiriedolaeth Forwrol Porthmadog Maritime Trust (£17k) and Multicultural Friendship Association (£17k).