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OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST

Registered charity 1084256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE OXFORD PHILOMUSICA TRUST

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £404,743 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £1,213,908. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at six months' running costs, a target which the current unrestricted funds of £1,203,908 cover. The organization remains dependent on donor support and fundraising due to ticket sales generating less than 20% of required income.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£76k)
“one director earned between £80,000 to £90,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“one director earned between £80,000 to £90,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: M Papadopoulos received conductor fees, office rent, and utility payments from the subsidiary.
“M Papadopoulos received from the subsidiary conductor fees of £56,120 (2024: £66,625), £18,000 (2024: £18,000) for office rent and £1,800 (2024: £1,800) towards light and heat costs.”
“Trustees made donations of £119,198 (2024: £108,732) to the charity during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity.
“M Papadopoulos received from the subsidiary conductor fees of £56,120 (2024: £66,625), £18,000 (2024: £18,000) for office rent and £1,800 (2024: £1,800) towards light and heat costs.”
“Trustees made donations of £119,198 (2024: £108,732) to the charity during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Directors provided accommodation to the subsidiary without charge.
“M Papadopoulos received from the subsidiary conductor fees of £56,120 (2024: £66,625), £18,000 (2024: £18,000) for office rent and £1,800 (2024: £1,800) towards light and heat costs.”
“Trustees made donations of £119,198 (2024: £108,732) to the charity during the year.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£2.7m
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£3.1m£2.7m
31/08/2024£2.9m£2.8m
31/08/2023£3.0m£2.7m
31/08/2022£2.0m£2.0m
31/08/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £404,743 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £1,213,908. The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at six months' running costs, a target which the current unrestricted funds of £1,203,908 cover. The organization remains dependent on donor support and fundraising due to ticket sales generating less than 20% of required income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Ross Brooke.

What does the highest-paid employee of OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SACKLER TRUST, THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£200k
THE SACKLER TRUSTFY2021£50k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£8k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.8m
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THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE BOLTINI TRUST1£20k
THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE MARCHUS TRUST1£5k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST1£4k

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