ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1071240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E.C.O. CHARITABLE TRUST LTD

To advance public education in music in all its forms amongst all people especially children, young persons, schools and other places of learning.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND IN SO DOING:-(1) TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS AMONGST ALL PERSONS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES OF LEARNING. (11) TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER 0THE PLAYING OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BY ALL PERSONS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND TO SEEK AND RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE FULFILMENT OF ALL SUCH OBJECTS BY THE ACQUISITION AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF LEARNING. (111) TO FURTHER THE CAUSE AND ENHANCE THE STANDARD OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AMONGST ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF LEARNING AND IN PURSUANCE THEREOF TO ARRANGE AND PRESENT CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDING THE RECORDING AND DISSEMINATION BY GIFT OR SALE OF MUSICAL RECORDINGS IN ALL SOUND AND VIDEO MEDIA AS AMY BE AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME. (1V) TO INTRODUCE A WIDE ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC REPERTOIRE TO ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN ND YOUNG PERSONS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THEIR MUSICAL INTEREST BOTH AS PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCES. (V) TO PROMOTE ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFICIAL VALUE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC GENERALLY IN ALL ITS FORMS BY SUCH MEANS AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED EXPEDIENT AND APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES.

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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Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £47,721 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds moving from a surplus to a deficit of £14,992. The trustees note that the company is dependent on continued support from grant-aiding bodies and donors to meet core operating costs, but believe this support will continue. The charity had no employees during the year, relying instead on two full-time staff and five part-time freelances managed by its operating arm, English Chamber Orchestra Ltd.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christian Martin Rutherford · trustee of 1 other charity
• John William Thurgood
• Raphael Wallfisch · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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