Wolsey Chamber Orchestral Society

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending August 2026, Wolsey Chamber Orchestral Society reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £2,434 to £17k (+594%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 518%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Wolsey Chamber Orchestral Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shipston on Stour Town Silver Prize Band (£17k), Green Opera (£17k) and Sturton by Stow Village Hall (£17k).