Solihull Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

Solihull Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Solihull Symphony Orchestra reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £270 to £17k (+6021%), an average of +180% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 4637%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Solihull Symphony Orchestra sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenhouse Trust Fund (£17k), Llantwit Major Chamber Music Festival (£17k) and The Blake Society at St James's (£17k).

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.