The Viola Commissioning Circle

Analysis

The Viola Commissioning Circle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Viola Commissioning Circle reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,912 to £16k (+762%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 745%. Over the whole period it spent 228% 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, The Viola Commissioning Circle sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Norfolk Festival of Performing Arts (£16k), St Albans St Cecilia Festival Society (£16k) and Yorkshire Wolds Heritage Trust (£16k).

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.