The Sheffield Chamber Orchestra

Analysis

The Sheffield Chamber Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in April 1979, 47 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 August 2025, The Sheffield Chamber Orchestra reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,575 to £14k (+449%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Chamber Orchestra sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The North Staffordshire Beekeepers' Association (£14k), The Wotton-Under-Edge Dramatic Society (£14k) and Teddington Village Hall (£14k).