The London Chamber Orchestra Trust

Analysis

The London Chamber Orchestra Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The London Chamber Orchestra Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £9,782, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £268k to £23k (-91%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 London Chamber Orchestra Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrow Steel (£23k), The Arts Society Steyning (£23k) and The Elgar Chorale of Worcester (£23k).