The Phoenix Concert Band and Instrumental Ensembles

Analysis

The Phoenix Concert Band and Instrumental Ensembles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Phoenix Concert Band and Instrumental Ensembles reported income of £27k and spending of £29k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6,457 to £27k (+321%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Phoenix Concert Band and Instrumental Ensembles sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newbury Choral Society (£27k), The Westminster Decorative and Fine Arts Society (£27k) and Showcase Performing Arts (£27k).