EAST LONDON LATE STARTERS ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1137006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ELLSO

ELLSO's aim is to promote public knowledge and appreciation of music by means of the establishment and maintainance of a community orchestra which will provide opportunity for the structured group learning of instrumental and vocal performance by late starters, and encourage participation by them in all aspects of music.

Objects

TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC PARTICULARLY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STRUCTURED GROUP LEARNING OF INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY LATE STARTERS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY THEM IN ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT LONDON.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £130,944, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £83,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £35,481 for the year, supported by a significant bequest of £20,651.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/04/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aida Berenice Saldana Hernandez
• Angela Lord
• Bernadette Steiert
• Brenda Maguire
• Denise Brewster
• Jacqueline Honeyball
• Judit Ambrus
• Lynda Rowlinson
• Pearl Williams
• Zenani Sibindi
• michael lee

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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