Nottingham Symphonic Winds

Analysis

Nottingham Symphonic Winds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in March 2012, 14 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, Nottingham Symphonic Winds reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,721 to £21k (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Nottingham Symphonic Winds 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 Silk Brass Band (£21k), St Ives Archive (£21k) and The Oaksey Village Hall (£21k).