Chromatica Orchestra

Registered charity 1109758 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Bath Festival Orchestra, MANNING CAMERATA

The Charity is an entrepreneurial arts group which is centered around music in order to advance and promote the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of music and the arts.

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Latest income

£483k

Latest spending

£472k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,624 for the year, with total income of £482,548 against expenditure of £471,924. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £215,065, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £215k)

“It remains the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designed for a specific use should be maintained at a level between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£613k

Total spending

£508k

Reserves (reported)

£110k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Amanda Nevill CBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Andra Mara Zobens-East
Edward Max Gascoigne-Pees
Ian James Stockley
Thomas Charles Lewington

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£483k	£472k
31/12/2024	£453k	£359k
31/12/2023	£613k	£508k
31/12/2022	£322k	£326k
31/12/2021	£200k	£197k

Common questions

Is Chromatica Orchestra financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,624 for the year, with total income of £482,548 against expenditure of £471,924. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £215,065, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. The charity is operating on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Chromatica Orchestra?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Chromatica Orchestra as a grant recipient include THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Culture and the environment