London Firebird Orchestra

Analysis

London Firebird Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 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 company (Companies House number 08392959). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, London Firebird Orchestra reported income of £84k and spending of £90k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £35k to £84k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Firebird Orchestra sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Designermakers CIO (£84k), Friary Brass Band (£84k) and D J Evans Youth Club (£84k).