The Milton Keynes Sinfonia

Analysis

The Milton Keynes Sinfonia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport Pagnell. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Milton Keynes Sinfonia reported income of £24k and spending of £22k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,904 to £24k (+729%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 409%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, The Milton Keynes Sinfonia sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Malvern Civic Society (£24k), The Hardynge Choir (£24k) and English Pro Musica (£24k).