Spectra Ensemble

Analysis

Spectra Ensemble is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Spectra Ensemble reported income of £10k and spending of £4,131, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £10k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 350%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Spectra Ensemble sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bawtry Community Library Limited (£10k), The Chichester City Band (£10k) and The Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society (£10k).