Friends of the Southampton Youth Orchestras

Analysis

Friends of the Southampton Youth Orchestras is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of the Southampton Youth Orchestras reported income of £18k and spending of £29k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,118 to £18k (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 289%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, Friends of the Southampton Youth Orchestras sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toddington Village Hall Association (£18k), Berkhamsted Music Society (£18k) and Kingston Upon Hull Musical Festival Society (£18k).