Hertfordshire Philharmonia

Analysis

Hertfordshire Philharmonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hertfordshire Philharmonia reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,631 to £10k (+294%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Hertfordshire Philharmonia sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charren Womens Club (£10k), The North Downs Consort (£10k) and 265th Birkenhead (St Stephen's Prenton) Scout Group (£10k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.