British Trombone Society

Analysis

British Trombone Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle Of Wight. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, British Trombone Society reported income of £25k and spending of £26k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20k to £25k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, British Trombone Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fylingdales Women's Institute (£25k), Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society (£25k) and Havering Music Makers (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.