SHEFFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1013812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of amateur music in South Yorkshire

Objects

TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £4,012.42 for the year ended 30 August 2025, reducing its cash in bank from £17,084.73 to £13,072.31. The treasurer notes that this loss includes significant investment in new equipment and inventory stock, and aims to break even or run a small surplus in the coming season. Per the treasurer's report, the charity has no stated reserves policy target and does not disclose free/unrestricted reserves figures beyond the cash balance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicola Elamchair
• Suzie Capps
• Zoe Alexandra Birtwhistle

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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