The Cobweb Orchestra

Analysis

The Cobweb Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06057812). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Cobweb Orchestra reported income of £92k and spending of £90k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £28k to £92k (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Cobweb Orchestra sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincolnshire North Federation of Womens Institutes (£92k), The Royal Musical Association (£92k) and Cantley Community Centre (£92k).