The Brunel Sinfonia

Analysis

The Brunel Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weston-super-Mare. It was registered in October 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 05552826). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Brunel Sinfonia reported income of £22k and spending of £24k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £22k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. 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, The Brunel Sinfonia sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CMTS (Caldicot Musical Theatre Society) (£22k), Scunthorpe Musical Festival Association (£22k) and Binham Village Memorial Hall (£22k).