The Sheffield Youth Orchestra

Analysis

The Sheffield Youth Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 1973, 53 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 provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Sheffield Youth Orchestra reported income of £16k and spending of £18k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,190 to £16k (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 571%. 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, The Sheffield Youth Orchestra sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hollins and Unsworth Community Centre Association (£16k), The Writtle Singers (£16k) and Tunstall Community Hall Charity (£16k).

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.