Philharmonia Trust Limited

Analysis

Philharmonia Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00913665). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Philharmonia Trust Limited reported income of £33k and spending of £33k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £42k to £33k (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 3022% 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, Philharmonia Trust Limited sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scarborough Symphony Orchestra (£33k), International Brigade Memorial Trust (£33k) and Wimborne University of the Third Age (£33k).