Orchestras Live
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Orchestras Live only makes grants to organisations that work in partnership with it, so you should first find out whether your project can be developed with it.
- Its priority is England, and it focuses on under-served communities, including rural and coastal areas, with themes of community collaboration, children and young people, workforce development, and health and wellbeing.
- The annual report gives annual giving of £232,859, but it does not state a grant range, so you cannot tell from the published information what a realistic request would be.
- No application process is published, so the best first step is to use the contact shown to discuss a joint project before writing a request, as its grants go to partners who collaborate closely with it rather than through an open call.
- Organisations that are not working in partnership with Orchestras Live should not apply.
Overview
Orchestras Live is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1117211).
Orchestras Live is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1117211). It exists to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and the arts, in particular musical education and musical arts, and it supports communities to create projects that use the power of orchestral music to inspire, bring enjoyment and improve wellbeing. It makes grants to local authorities, music education hubs and other not for profit partners that work with it, and its annual giving is £232,859.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Orchestras Live makes grants to local authorities, music education hubs and other not for profit partners that work in partnership with it. The grants support costs of delivering activity, enabling high-quality live orchestral music in under-served parts of England. Its projects are developed collaboratively with partners, communities, audiences and artists. The work aims to make live orchestral music accessible regardless of background and to strengthen community collaboration, inspire children and young people, develop orchestral musicians and support health and wellbeing through music. It focuses on communities facing disadvantage or exclusion and areas that have experienced historical underinvestment, including rural and coastal parts of England.
Themes
- Community collaboration
- Children and young people
- Workforce development
- Health and wellbeing
Geographic Focus
Priority: England.
What they don't fund
- The foundation only makes grants to organisations working in partnership with Orchestras Live
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It makes grants only to organisations working in partnership with Orchestras Live and collaborating closely to ensure activity delivers its objectives.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Orchestras Live.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2022 | £832,759 | £1,041,468 | £294,031 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £857,389 | £973,640 | £274,196 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,134,424 | £1,103,832 | £323,715 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,142,167 | £1,088,768 | £260,911 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
| year to 31 March 2026 | £1,131,363 | £1,073,339 | £232,859 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2026 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024; year to 31 March 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2026: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- orchestraslive.org.uk
- orchestraslive.org.uk/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- orchestraslive.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2026)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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