CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 506276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C B S O SOCIETY LIMITED, CBSO

Latest income
£8.6m
Latest spending
£10.7m
Registered
1977

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£8.6m
Total spending
£10.7m
Cost of raising funds
£609k
Reserves (reported)
£4.7m
Employees
118

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Belgium · Germany · Ireland · Japan · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£8.6m£10.7m
31/03/2024£10.1m£11.3m
31/03/2023£9.3m£11.8m
31/03/2022£9.3m£9.6m
31/03/2021£6.9m£6.3m

Common questions

Who funds CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA as a grant recipient include PURPOSEFUL VENTURES, THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SAINTBURY TRUST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.