Westbourne Orchestral Society

Analysis

Westbourne Orchestral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Westbourne Orchestral Society reported income of £13k and spending of £18k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £11k to £13k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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, Westbourne Orchestral Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reading Room (£13k), Easton-On-The-Hill Village Hall (£13k) and Village Hall (£13k).

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.