The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Limited

Analysis

The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 01277513). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £2.2m, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.5m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Limited 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 UK Music Masters Ltd. (£1.5m), Positive Youth Foundation (£1.5m) and Speakers Trust Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, charitable activities 39% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,185. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £112k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

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.