The Sheffield Symphony Society

Analysis

The Sheffield Symphony Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Sheffield Symphony Society reported income of £22k and spending of £20k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,638 to £22k (+368%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Symphony Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oadby Boys' Club (£22k), The Colchester Symphony Orchestra Trust (£22k) and New Mills and District U3a (£22k).