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philharmonia ltd

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Philharmonia LTD is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Australia, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charitable objectives are the advancement of public education through the promotion and support of the art of music, particularly by the promotion and encouragement of orchestral music and the relief of povertyand distress amongst playing members of any symphony orchestra for the time being maintained by the Charity. We achieve this by maintaining a symphony orchestra of the highest quality.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,233,752
Latest Expenditure
£10,336,789

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,080,294
Charitable Activities £5,269,817
Other Trading £8,457
Investments £113,320
Other Income £1,761,864

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £9,662,767
Raising Funds £650,525
Governance £69,120
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £23,497

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,233,752£10,336,789£9,662,767£8,256,384£1,787,73240 / 0
2023£8,804,771£9,147,659£8,519,470£8,056,610£650,21744 / 0
2022£8,697,741£8,413,352£7,955,125£8,468,528£1,197,79338 / 0
2021£12,932,227£7,763,813£7,064,886£8,416,760£847,61836 / 0
2020£9,731,270£10,396,192£9,608,539£2,023,778£943,50843 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers