Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Trust

Analysis

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2014, 12 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 09134080). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £118k, spending 839% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £328k to £14k (-96%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Malling Institute (£14k), Edenham Village Hall (£14k) and Swift Singers (£14k).