YORCHESTRA TRUST

Registered charity 1074042 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YORCHESTRA

PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO REHEARSE AND PERFORM TOGETHER IN A RANGE OF ORCHESTRAL SETTINGS, WHILST RECEIVING QUALITY TUITION, ORGANISED BY PARENTS AND TAKING PLACE DURING MAIN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MUSIC BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN THE CITY OF YORK AND AT SUCH OTHER PLACES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

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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Latest income

£37k

Latest spending

£36k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small surplus of £5,000, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £26,768. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £25,000, which it currently exceeds. The financial situation is described as strong, allowing course fees to remain stable.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £25,000 (held: £27k)

“The trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves of £25,000 which equates to the cost of running our summer course, which would enable us to meet our obligations to tutors and conductors in the event of cancellation.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Martin Raymond Dreyerchair
Cherry Juliette Fricker
Dr JAMES NICHOLAS EDWARD BEHRENS
Kate Andrews · trustee of 1 other charity
Sophie Mackinder
Steve King

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

Operates in: City Of York

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£37k	£36k
31/10/2024	£45k	£40k
31/10/2023	£44k	£32k
31/10/2022	£26k	£26k
31/10/2021	£15k	£17k

Common questions

Is YORCHESTRA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small surplus of £5,000, strengthening its unrestricted reserves to £26,768. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of £25,000, which it currently exceeds. The financial situation is described as strong, allowing course fees to remain stable. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORCHESTRA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORCHESTRA TRUST as a grant recipient include ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	Bursary fund for state school students