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Arts Charities That specialise in Orchestra

Discover 651 Arts charities that specialise in orchestra. Use the search below to filter within these results.

651
Charities
£11,057,005,118
Total Income
£406,418
Avg Income
92.2%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra

Arts

The principal object of the charitable company is the provision of a National Orchestra giving coaching and performing opportunities to music students and particularly those that have graduated and need to maintain their skills untill they acquire a position in one of the country's professional orchestras.

Latest Income: £256,486
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Apollo Music Projects

Arts, Education

The charity carried out an extensive programme for primary and special schools in north and east London boroughs comprising classroom sessions, school assemblies, orchestral workshops and a schools concert at Hackney Empire for all participating schools.

Latest Income: £251,094
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Oxford Bach Soloists

Arts, Charitable activities

The CIO exists to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in the arts, culture, and heritage, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), the arts of orchestral, choral and other music.

Latest Income: £247,268
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Charles Halle Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support

The Charles Halle Foundation raises funds to assist the Halle Concerts Society in its non-core activities and in particular to finance foreign tours by the Halle Orchestra, to create opportunities to encourage young British astists and composers, to provide special concerts for young people and to support the Halle's education and outreach programme.

Latest Income: £242,243
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Northern Chamber Orchestra Limited

Arts, Education

Performance to the public of orchestral and chamber concerts from the repertoire of classical and modern music, recording such music, co-operation with schools and colleges in the provisin of musical education.

Latest Income: £215,259
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Constella Music

Arts

Constella Music is the creative powerhouse behind the award-winning composer and conductor, Leo Geyer. Constella's output includes live and broadcast performance, publishing and outreach. The driving energy behind Constella Music is harnessing the expressive power of music for social good.

Latest Income: £191,490
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ecclesiastical Share Of The Dartmouth Trust

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education

Maintains three church buildings for regular use by the general public and various local bodies, eg. music festival, Dartmouth Orchestral Society, Dartmouth Community College Womens Institute. Also maintains a building used by Dartmouth pre-school, Dartmouth Brownies and Dartmouth Players (amateur dramatics).

Latest Income: £191,327
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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National Youth String Orchestra

Arts, Beneficiary group

Furthering the musical education of children and young people enabling them to perform in public. Its primary activity is the running of specialist string chamber orchestras providing quality training for talented young string players between the ages of 7 and 21 and giving them experience of the art of public performance.

Latest Income: £186,300
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Nottingham Youth Orchestra LTD

Arts, Beneficiary group

We run Youth Orchestras for young people in Nottingham and its environs. We run three orchestras - training, intermediate and senior plus two jazz bands. We work towards public performances of music on a broadly termly basis. We engage professional tutors and conductors to work with and enthuse our players. Regular workshops, residential weekends and tours also take place.

Latest Income: £186,104
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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East London Late Starters Orchestra

Arts

ELLSO's aim is to promote public knowledge and appreciation of music by means of the establishment and maintainance of a community orchestra which will provide opportunity for the structured group learning of instrumental and vocal performance by late starters, and encourage participation by them in all aspects of music.

Latest Income: £185,700
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Hanover Band Foundation

Arts

Administration of the period Instrument Orchestra The Hanover Band

Latest Income: £183,328
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Worthing Symphony Orchestra

Arts

Provision of orchestral performances, education and community projects nationally.

Latest Income: £176,370
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Hgo Trust LTD

Arts, Facilities

HGO brings live opera, fully staged with orchestra, at reasonable prices to the people of north London and offers performance opportunity and training to young singers.

Latest Income: £176,216
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Cambridge Philharmonic

Arts, Beneficiary group

Cambridge Philharmonic operates as a choir and an orchestra performing music at concerts to the general public across Cambridgeshire and occasionally in other venues. The choir and orchestra sometimes perform separately but mainly in conjunction. Cambridge Philharmonic is committed to music for all and this is reflected in its repertoire and concerts specifically designed for children.

Latest Income: £160,136
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

We deliver concerts (orchestral, choral, ensemble, chamber choir), recitals (wind, string & piano quintets, quartets and trios, vocal solo and duets), and opera performances and community projects, as well as free workshops and masterclasses for school children, a free children's choir and concerts and free open-air family concerts and pop-up public concerts in Hastings and the surrounding towns.

Latest Income: £158,214
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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New Note Projects

Arts, Health

NEW NOTE PROJECTS USES MUSIC TO COMBAT SOCIAL PROBLEMS. THEIR FIRST PROJECT IS NEW NOTE ORCHESTRA BASED IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND IS THE FIRST ORCHESTRA IN THE WORLD DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE IN RECOVERY FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. AIMS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE STAY SOBER AND TACKLE STIGMAS SURROUNDING ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION. A PROFESSIONAL MUSICAL CONDUCTOR AND THERAPEUTIC FACILITATOR GUIDE WEEKLY REHEARSALS

Latest Income: £147,387
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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London Bach Society

Arts, Beneficiary group

The promotion of the music of J S Bach, his family - antecedants and descendants - his contemporaries and other relevant composers in public activities that include an annual Bachfest. We publish a free journal, maintain a Bach orchestral library for public benefit and own a chamber organ, also hired out. We provide an entree to the Bach world and information via our website and emailing services.

Latest Income: £146,844
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra

Arts, Beneficiary group, Research

SYO aims to educate in the art and science of music. We hold weekly rehearsals during term time for musicians aged up to 21 drawing children from SW London, Surrey & Middlesex. Our three concerts each year are open to the public, and we organise an annual/biannual tour abroad. Most members pay to belong to the orchestra but no child with musical talent is excluded because of inability to pay.

Latest Income: £146,214
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rhyl Music Club

Arts, Education

The club's principle activity is the promotion of a series of 12 concerts of classical music put on from October to March annually. These usually consist of solo musicians or small groups of up to 6 or so players. Some seasons include concerts given by a small orchestra of up to 18 players. The Club has regular concerts promoting Young Musicians from the area.

Latest Income: £137,461
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Orion Symphony Orchestra

Arts, Education

The Orion Orchestra is a London-based symphony orchestra for exceptionally talented young musicians soon to leave music college. Performing within the city's most prestigious venues, it aims to encompass the full range of orchestral styles and disciplines its members will encounter in their later professional lives, from operatic and orchestral music to contemporary and fusion styles.

Latest Income: £133,992
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Cherubim Music Trust

Arts

Cherubim Music Trust is a charity that loans professional-calibre orchestral instruments for five year periods to advanced music students, aged 15-25, who cannot afford one that matches their ability.

Latest Income: £132,719
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra

Arts

Promotion of the musical education of the people of Tunbridge Wells through the study and practice of orchestral music.

Latest Income: £129,389
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Ealing Symphony Orchestra

Arts

Amateur orchestra promoting usually five main concerts a year and participating in other events

Latest Income: £128,630
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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The Cbso Development Trust

Arts

The charity exists to apply its income and all or part of its capital towards the financial support of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Latest Income: £125,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Southern Pro Musica

Arts

The presentation of orchestral concerts, workshops and other educational/outreach projects to help to bring music into the lives of the general public.

Latest Income: £123,908
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many orchestra arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 651 registered orchestra arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the orchestra arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of orchestra arts charities?

Orchestra arts charities reported a combined annual income of £11.1bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for orchestra arts charities?

Across all orchestra arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 92.2%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of orchestra arts charities?

Orchestra arts charities have an average annual income of £406k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.