The London Philharmonic Trust

Analysis

The London Philharmonic Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 87-90 Albert Embankment. It was registered in July 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The London Philharmonic Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £2,501, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2024 to August 2025, income grew from £104k to £1.1m (+971%), an average of +971% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 971%. Over the whole period it spent 1.2% 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, The London Philharmonic Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anthroposophical Association Limited (£1.1m), Oxford University Student Union (£1.1m) and The Underfall Yard Trust (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 9.8%. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £109k would cover about 261 months of spending at that rate.