Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd

Analysis

Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in February 1985, 41 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 01879552). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd reported income of £667k and spending of £734k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £521k to £667k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mostyn Gallery Limited (£666k), The Oldham Coliseum Theatre Limited (£667k) and Somerset and Dorset Railway Heritage Trust (£666k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and donations and legacies 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £9,091. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £138k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 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.