Orchestras for All

Analysis

Orchestras for All is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Orchestras for All reported income of £853k and spending of £781k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £297k to £853k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Orchestras for All sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Dance UK (£853k), Proposition Rthapoe Ltd (£857k) and Swansea YMCA (£851k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and charitable activities 1.6%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Reserves of £378k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.