Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,864 to £19k (+295%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Youth Opera (£19k), The St Asaph Choral Society (£19k) and Ubley Village Hall (£19k).