Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
Analysis
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in April 2005, 21 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 04856202). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Nottingham Symphony Orchestra reported income of £26k and spending of £25k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £99 to £26k (+26062%), an average of +302% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 23108%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Nottingham Symphony Orchestra sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tramway Preservation Group (£26k), The Viola Da Gamba Society (£26k) and Side by Side (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion, fostering, improvement and advancement and public education in the art and science of music, singing, and dance and the arts, and the operation of an amateur orchestra of a charitable nature only
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tramway Preservation Group | Blackpool | £26k |
| The Viola Da Gamba Society | Stockport | £26k |
| Side by Side | Gwent | £26k |
| Epsom Symphony Orchestral Society | Camberley | £26k |