The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra

Analysis

The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 December 2025, The Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,417 to £17k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Royal Sutton Coldfield 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 Grantham Operatic Society (£17k), Sherborne Festival Chorus (£17k) and White Horse Opera (£17k).