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CORINTHIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1125478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCO

We rehearse for, and perform, at least six public concerts each concert season commencing in September in each year and ending in July in the following year and in doing so assist players to improve their musical skills in an orchestral environment and provide a platform for young soloists embarking on professional careers to gain experience in concerto performance.

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: LOCAL

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: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£66k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total assets of £55,943, comprising cash funds of £51,943 and a £4,000 pre-payment deposit. The trustees report that reserves stand at approximately £52,000, which they consider appropriate to facilitate cash flow and provide a cushion against unexpected costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 90 – 100% of a typical Performance Year’s expenditure (reserves figure: £52k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the level of reserves held and consider that the current reserves (approximately equal to approximately 90 – 100% of a typical Performance Year’s expenditure) to be appropriate” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CCO Productions Limited
“CCO delegated the production of its concerts for the 2024-2025 season to CCO Productions Limited (registered number 13775981), a company wholly owned by the Orchestra.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Corporate structure

CCO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

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

    Operates in: City Of Westminster

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/08/2025£66k£59k
    31/08/2024£63k£56k
    31/08/2023£59k£51k
    31/08/2022£32k£37k
    31/08/2021£6k£5k

    Common questions

    Is CORINTHIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total assets of £55,943, comprising cash funds of £51,943 and a £4,000 pre-payment deposit. The trustees report that reserves stand at approximately £52,000, which they consider appropriate to facilitate cash flow and provide a cushion against unexpected costs. 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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    THE BRIAN LESLIE RACHER 2004 CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
    THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST1£2k
    THE KNOLL CHARITABLE TRUST1£400

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    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COVENT GARDEN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    CORINTHIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA£66k—0within—no doubt
    COVENT GARDEN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FY2024£24k—0above—no doubt
    ROYSTON CHORAL SOCIETY FY2026£34k£5,7950unclear—no doubt
    CHICHESTER CHAMBER CONCERTS FY2026£29k—0above—no doubt
    SOUTH CHILTERN CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
    CITY CHORUS FY2025£41k—0unclear—no doubt

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