London Contemporary Orchestra

Analysis

London Contemporary Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2009, 17 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 06895875). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, London Contemporary Orchestra reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £956k to £1.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 25%. 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, London Contemporary Orchestra sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harper Adams University Students' Union (£1.5m), Hawkwood College Limited (£1.5m) and Action 4 Youth (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £29k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.