Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra

Analysis

Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07843236). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra reported income of £38k and spending of £29k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,246 to £38k (+1592%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 1813%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Leeds Gilbert and Sullivan Society (£38k), Kokni Organisation London Limited (£38k) and Village Hall, Little Gransden (£38k).