Reading Youth Orchestra

Analysis

Reading Youth Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in March 2023, 3 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Reading Youth Orchestra reported income of £15k and spending of £8,116, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from July 2024 to July 2026, income grew from £11k to £15k (+41%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2026, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 52% 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, Reading Youth Orchestra sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melbury Osmond Village Hall (£15k), Kemble Village Hall (£15k) and Ketton Church of England School Parent Teacher Association (£15k).