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Eso (2006) Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1119621WorcesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£379k2025-08-31
Spending£420ksame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause90th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2007Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Eso (2006) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in June 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 05908862). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Eso (2006) Limited reported income of £379k and spending of £420k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £408k to £379k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Eso (2006) Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust (£379k), Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society (£379k) and Liverpool Learning Partnership Ltd (£379k).

Income and spending

£0£187k£374k£561k£748k2021 Income: £407,8952021 Spending: £452,94920212022 Income: £748,2592022 Spending: £675,53820222023 Income: £671,3452023 Spending: £622,83620232024 Income: £467,8992024 Spending: £501,89520242025 Income: £378,8372025 Spending: £419,8682025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

ESO is a professional orchestra. It performs in concerts, mainly around the Midlands, in ensembles from quartet to string orchestra to full symphony orchestra. ESO runs orchestra courses for players from grade 1 onwards and takes part in side-by-side projects with local county youth orchestras. ESO is conscious of its place in the community and works closely with local companies and charities.

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The Machynlleth Tabernacle TrustMachynlleth£379k
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