Banbury Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

Banbury Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Banbury Symphony Orchestra reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,201 to £13k (+488%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 414%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Banbury Symphony Orchestra sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesham Museum (£13k), Withern Village Hall Committee (£13k) and Wimbledon Film Club (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.