LA Serenissima Limited
Analysis
LA Serenissima Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in December 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 08370390). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, LA Serenissima Limited reported income of £266k and spending of £259k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £187k to £266k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, LA Serenissima Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Matthews Big Local (Leicester) (£266k), Polish YMCA Section in Great Britain (£266k) and Alliance Francaise de Cambridge (£265k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
LA SERENISSIMA AIMS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, AND IN PARTICULAR OF HISTORICALLY AWARE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, RECITALS AND LECTURES, PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN PARTICULAR THE REPERTOIRE PROMOTED BY THE ENSEMBLE WILL FOCUS ON THE MUSIC OF ANTONIO VIVALDI AND HIS ITALIAN CONTEMPORARIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Matthews Big Local (Leicester) | Leicester | £266k |
| Polish YMCA Section in Great Britain | London | £266k |
| Alliance Francaise de Cambridge | Cambridge | £265k |
| Cultura Trust | North Yorkshire | £267k |