DOCKLANDS SINFONIA

Registered charity 1147781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Docklands Sinfonia:An orchestral family which has become a major cultural force in the Docklands and beyond - bringing high quality music to the area, staging ground-breaking concerts and creating a lasting legacy by inspiring generations of young people.

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 ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS AND 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a net movement of funds of (3,548) for the year, resulting in a decrease in total bank balances from 31,195 to 27,646. Uncommitted funds carried forward are reported as 9,063, while committed funds total 18,583. The document notes a fraud incident on the business account which was corrected by Barclays with an ex gratia payment of £100.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Accountant's Report. 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Kathryn Elizabeth Lewischair
• HAROLD SIM
• Lesley Karen Balding
• MS KIRSTY WALKER
• Phil Sizer
• Rosalind Clare Walker

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

Operates in: Hackney · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

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