Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in June 1986, 40 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 July 2025, Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,825 to £16k (+315%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arts Society - Newmarket (£16k), Surrey Philharmonic Society (£16k) and St George's Hall Charitable Trust (£16k).