WARRINGTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA LTD

Registered charity 1154734 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer young people in Warrington and surrounding areas the chance to make music in our various ensembles including beginners brass, woodwind and strings, junior strings, concert band, chamber and symphony orchestras. Meet us any Saturday morning in term time at Bridgewater High School UpperBroomfields RoadAppletonWarringtonCheshireWA4 3AEwww.warringtonyouthorchestra.org.uk

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Latest income

£53k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £30,001 to £37,351, resulting in a net income of £7,350 for the year. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure, estimated at £14,000 to £28,000. With unrestricted reserves of £37,351, the charity holds reserves above its stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six and twelve months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £37k)

“It is the policy of the board to maintain adequate unrestricted reserves, excluding fixed assets (musical instruments, music stands), to cover between six and twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. This is currently estimated to be £14,000 - £28,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08666710

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

THURSTON, David John — director, appointed 03/11/2023on trustee list
CLARKSON, Frances Monica — director, appointed 06/04/2022on trustee list
RICHARDSON, Luke Gregory — director, appointed 06/04/2022not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (07/08/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David John Thurston
Frances Monica Clarkson
Geoffrey Daniel Ward
Ran Li · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£53k	£45k
31/08/2024	£43k	£29k
31/08/2023	£36k	£47k
31/08/2022	£40k	£28k
31/08/2021	£10k	£9k

Common questions

Is WARRINGTON YOUTH ORCHESTRA LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £30,001 to £37,351, resulting in a net income of £7,350 for the year. The trustees' report indicates that the charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six to twelve months of unrestricted expenditure, estimated at £14,000 to £28,000. With unrestricted reserves of £37,351, the charity holds reserves above its stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.