St Helens Sinfonietta
Analysis
St Helens Sinfonietta is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, St Helens Sinfonietta reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4,933 to £11k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, St Helens Sinfonietta sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Boston Sinfonia (£11k), Nidderdale Young Farmers Club (£11k) and The Points Family Trust (£11k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a chamber orchestra, run by volunteers and having charitable status. Employing professional musicians - often past players from major orchestras, or promising young players - we provide St. Helens and surrounds with regular orchestral concerts and recitals of classical music. We are financed by ticket sales, fund raising activities, private sponsorship, and grants of public money.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Boston Sinfonia | Nottinghamshire | £11k |
| Nidderdale Young Farmers Club | North Yorkshire | £11k |
| The Points Family Trust | London | £11k |
| Ilford Operatic and Dramatic Society | Essex | £11k |