The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited

Analysis

The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01689619). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited reported income of £79k and spending of £78k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £55k to £79k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Classic Boat Centre Trust (£79k), The Drigg Charity (£79k) and Centre for Performance Research Limited (£79k).