THE LEICESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED

Registered charity 1078708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEICESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LTD

Promotion and performance of orchestral concerts

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARY MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, AND DANCE AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE

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 achieved a net income surplus of £5,408 for the year ended 30 June 2025, bringing total unrestricted and designated funds to £116,961. The trustees confirm that the level of reserves is sufficient to cover at least two seasons' annual concert expenses and that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JENNY HANDchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alistair James Ernest
• Anne Elizabeth Mortimer
• Claire O'Brien · trustee of 1 other charity
• Karen Jane Hardy
• PATRICIA MARY DOBSON
• RICHARD MEE
• Susan Mee
• Verity Fay Morris

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Redbridge

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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