The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Trust

Analysis

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Trust reported income of £117k and spending of £4,042, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £108k to £117k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 1.9% 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 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Eaton and District Arts Council (£117k), Raos Musical Theatre Company (£117k) and Wave Muswell Hill CIO (£117k).