South Birmingham Sinfonia

Analysis

South Birmingham Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Birmingham Sinfonia reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,395 to £11k (+720%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 402%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, South Birmingham Sinfonia sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Egmanton Village Hall (£11k), Victoria Hall Organ Proms (£11k) and Calderdale Theatre School Association (£11k).