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SCARBOROUGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1125060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals

Objects

The objects of the society shall be: 1. to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals; 2. to further such charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit but in particular through the making of grants and donations.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTISE NORTH YORKSHIRE

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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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with income for the year exceeding expenditure. Reserves held amount to £54,381, which the trustees explain are used to future-proof costs for at least three years and improve the quality of performances. The charity identifies main risks including the loss of sponsorship, declining membership, and external disruptions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £54k)
“Reserves are held to future proof costs for at least three years as planning requires booking of players and resources often that far ahead.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SSO Productions Ltd
“SSO Productions Ltd for Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) purposes”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£33k£26k
31/08/2024£33k£16k
31/08/2023£28k£20k
31/08/2022£24k£24k
31/08/2021£4k£84

Common questions

Is SCARBOROUGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with income for the year exceeding expenditure. Reserves held amount to £54,381, which the trustees explain are used to future-proof costs for at least three years and improve the quality of performances. The charity identifies main risks including the loss of sponsorship, declining membership, and external disruptions.