The Blue Light Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

The Blue Light Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Blue Light Symphony Orchestra reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Blue Light Symphony Orchestra sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ali Welfare Trust (£15k), The Douglas Woolcock Foundation Trust (£15k) and Catcliffe Memorial Hall (£15k).