Brentwood's Orchestras for Young Musicians

Analysis

Brentwood's Orchestras for Young Musicians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentwood. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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, Brentwood's Orchestras for Young Musicians reported income of £15k and spending of £18k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,796 to £15k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 108%. 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, Brentwood's Orchestras for Young Musicians sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polish Stage Company in UK (£15k), The Spiller Trust (£15k) and St Paul's (Knightsbridge) Festival Choir (£15k).

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.