THAMES YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1121177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Thames Youth Orchestra provides a unique musical experience to young persons, particularly those resident in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the surrounding areas, through membership of a full symphonic orchestra. The Orchestra presents concerts for the local community to an exceptionally high, challenging standard.

Objects

The purpose of the Thames Youth Orchestra shall be to advance the musical education of young persons by providing a unique musical experience, particularly those resident in the Royal Borough of Kingston or the surrounding areas, by the provision of training in musical ensemble playing, including orchestral playing, and the presentation of public concerts.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets stood at £4,692 at the end of the financial year, a decrease from £419 in the prior year but significantly lower than the £8,401 held two years prior. The charity reported total receipts of £83,493 against total payments of £83,390, resulting in a small surplus for the period. Cash balances decreased from £6,336 to £5,514, with current liabilities of £822 offsetting current assets.

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 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Lenon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Benedict Lawrence Porter
• Katie Lodge
• Rebecca Bevan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Hammond Hall
• SIMON FERRIS

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames · Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED.

• RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED income £1.8m
• TORBAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £26k
• YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE income £114k
• NOTTINGHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA LTD income £186k
• THE YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £256k
• RIVER THAMES BOAT PROJECT income £207k

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