Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra

Analysis

Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 1988, 38 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, Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,262 to £20k (+1479%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 1563%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Cheltenham Philharmonic Orchestra sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Somerton U3a (£20k), The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society (£20k) and Friends of Crowle School (£20k).