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THE CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1042296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST

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

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£495k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9,614 for the year, driven by grants of £479,500 exceeding total income of £125,333. However, unrestricted reserves increased to £508,000, and the trustees confirm that going concern remains appropriate with adequate resources to meet future objectives.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2023)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£533k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£225k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£125k£495k
05/04/2024£203k£412k
05/04/2023£2.9m£533k
05/04/2022£108k£179k
05/04/2021£0£143k

Common questions

Is THE CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9,614 for the year, driven by grants of £479,500 exceeding total income of £125,333. However, unrestricted reserves increased to £508,000, and the trustees confirm that going concern remains appropriate with adequate resources to meet future objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT3£125k
THE MARCHUS TRUST3£20k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST2£110k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£14k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST2£10k
L G HARRIS TRUST1—
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.5m
THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUST1£2.5m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST£125k—0above—no doubt
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£8.6m——above—no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2026£1.1m—0above—no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£8.6m—3unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST FY2025£12.6m——above—noted
RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£1.8mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.