KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1069620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

KSO is an amateur orchestra aiming to promote and develop public education in and appreciation of classical music though its public concerts. KSO prides itself in its commitment to new works and revival of neglected works. It also encourages young musical talent by providing students and amateurs with an opportunity to perform concerts at the highest possible level.

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the orchestra ended the 2024/25 season with total bank balances of £43,787.37, representing a net profit of £8,200 for the year. The trustees note a conscious need to ensure the orchestra's continuation, highlighting reliance on player donations, ticket revenues, and government schemes like Gift Aid and Orchestra Tax Relief.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: KSO Productions Ltd

“KSO Productions Ltd account £ 20,425.95” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

DAVID BAXENDALEchair
Claire Dovey
Graham Elliott
Jeremy Lambert
Jonathan Boswell
Judith Robinson

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kensington And Chelsea · Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£104k	£96k
31/08/2024	£67k	£74k
31/08/2023	£108k	£93k
31/08/2022	£82k	£70k
31/08/2021	£15k	£14k

Common questions

Is KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the orchestra ended the 2024/25 season with total bank balances of £43,787.37, representing a net profit of £8,200 for the year. The trustees note a conscious need to ensure the orchestra's continuation, highlighting reliance on player donations, ticket revenues, and government schemes like Gift Aid and Orchestra Tax Relief.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARCHUS TRUST	3	£20k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	3	£14k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	3	£14k
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION	2	£66k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	2	£45k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	2	£10k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.5m
THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUST	1	£2.5m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED.

THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £28.8m
THE YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £256k
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT TRUST income £1.1m
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £8.6m
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £11.8m
THE CBSO DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025	£28.8m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£256k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2026	£1.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£8.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025	£11.8m	—	—	unclear	5.0%	no doubt

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