POLYPHONY LIMITED

Registered charity 1109303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLYPHONY

To advance the education of the public in the arts of choral, orchestral and other music by the presentation of concerts, recitals and recordings of high educational and artistic merit.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF CHORAL, ORCHESTRAL AND OTHER MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, RECITALS AND RECORDINGS OF HIGH EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC MERIT AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WORLDWIDE

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: Breckland, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £7,126, reducing its unrestricted funds to £6,846. The trustees report that the charity continues to promote concerts and recitals, with principal funding coming from donations and charitable activities. No material uncertainties or going concern issues are disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Educational and artistic activities (98% of income)

“Educational and artistic activities 27,515” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Investment
Risk management
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE ESTELLE COUNSELL
DAVID GWILYM MEURIG BOWEN
David Bruce Entwistle
JOHN WILLIAM PITMAN · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£28k	£35k
30/09/2024	£62k	£50k
30/09/2023	£45k	£44k
30/09/2022	£40k	£39k
30/09/2021	£75	£91

Common questions

Is POLYPHONY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £7,126, reducing its unrestricted funds to £6,846. The trustees report that the charity continues to promote concerts and recitals, with principal funding coming from donations and charitable activities. No material uncertainties or going concern issues are disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£191k
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATION	1	£130k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£31k
MUSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£15k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST	1	£10k
Genesis Foundation	1	£10k
THE E C SOSNOW CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED.

YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED income £60k
PLYMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £32k
CARDIFF POLYPHONIC CHOIR income £28k
COVENTRY PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY income £26k
PHILHARMONIA LTD income £11.1m
FIERI CONSORT income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POLYPHONY LIMITED	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR LIMITED FY2025	£60k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PLYMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CARDIFF POLYPHONIC CHOIR FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COVENTRY PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PHILHARMONIA LTD FY2025	£11.1m	£170,001 - £180,000	—	above	—	no doubt

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