The London Symphony Chorus

Analysis

The London Symphony Chorus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01271179). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The London Symphony Chorus reported income of £167k and spending of £140k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £48k to £167k (+249%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 343%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 London Symphony Chorus sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Embroiderers' Guild (£167k), Barefoot Opera (£167k) and Norfolk Museums Development Foundation (£166k).