Scherzo Ensemble

Analysis

Scherzo Ensemble is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in UK. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Scherzo Ensemble reported income of £231k and spending of £182k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £110k to £231k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Scherzo Ensemble sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stables Trust Limited (£231k), The Black Dyke Band (1855) Limited (£232k) and The Pali Text Society (£231k).