The Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra

Analysis

The Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in June 1987, 39 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 makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,175 to £17k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 Thames Head Singers (£17k), Mi Flamenco (£17k) and Catterall Village Hall (£17k).