National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust
Analysis
National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust reported income of £56k and spending of £51k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £32k to £56k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, National Youth Harp Orchestra Charitable Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartbeat Chorus (£56k), Burbage Institute (Buxton) (£56k) and Slaithwaite Civic Hall Trust (£56k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To advance education and to foster, promote and encourage the appreciation of harp music and the playing of the harp instrument and its history and heritage, through concerts, tuition and grants to aspiring harpists so they can develop their skills in harp playing; 2. to support such general charitable purposes as trustees deem appropriate by making donations to other charitable organisations
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Heartbeat Chorus | Cheshire | £56k |
| Burbage Institute (Buxton) | Buxton | £56k |
| Slaithwaite Civic Hall Trust | Huddersfield | £56k |
| Ashbourne and District U3a | Ashbourne | £56k |