The English Concert

Analysis

The English Concert is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01262387). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The English Concert reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £589k to £1.4m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 English Concert sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New Theatre Royal-Trustees (Portsmouth) Limited (£1.4m), National Dance Company Wales (£1.4m) and New Diorama (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and donations and legacies 35%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £31k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £515k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.