The Stratford-Upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

The Stratford-Upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was registered in September 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, The Stratford-Upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra reported income of £21k and spending of £17k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,461 to £21k (+1357%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 844%. 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, The Stratford-Upon-Avon Symphony Orchestra sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Breadsall Church Heritage Trust (£21k), Friends of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent (£21k) and Milford and Godalming u3a (£21k).