The Salomon Orchestra

Analysis

The Salomon Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Salomon Orchestra reported income of £26k and spending of £28k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,798 to £26k (+591%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Salomon Orchestra sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 3rd Walsall Sea Scouts (£26k), All Saints Millennium Trust (Darlington) Limited (£26k) and The Holmbury St Mary Village Hall Trust (£26k).