Essex Chamber Orchestra
Analysis
Essex Chamber Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in January 2016, 10 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.
In the financial year ending June 2026, Essex Chamber Orchestra reported income of £24k and spending of £23k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £6,000 to £24k (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Essex Chamber Orchestra sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Recreation Hut (£24k), Northumberland and Newcastle Society (£24k) and Donyatt Village Hall (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Essex Chamber Orchestra, popularly known as ECHO, comes together three times a yearfor intensive weekend rehearsals followed by a concert, usually at venues in Essex. Althoughoriginally conceived as a chamber orchestra, ECHO varies its forces to perform a wide varietyof programmes ranging from Baroque and Classical works to the repertoire of the 20thCentury.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Recreation Hut | Wells-next-the-Sea | £24k |
| Northumberland and Newcastle Society | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £24k |
| Donyatt Village Hall | Ilminster | £24k |
| Hogia'r Ddwylan | Pentraeth | £24k |