THE EUROPEAN DOCTORS ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1154799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDO, THE EUROPEAN DOCTOR'S ORCHESTRA

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in the performance and appreciation of music, by the presentation of public concerts and recitals.To further the work of other charitable organisations involved either in the relief, care, wellbeing of children or in the provision generally of medical facilities, treatment or research by making grants to these organisations.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF AND IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS;3.2. TO FURTHER THE WORK OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED EITHER IN THE RELIEF, CARE,WELL BEING AND REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, OR IN THE PROVISION GENERALLY OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, MEDICAL TREATMENT OR MEDICAL RESEARCH, BY PROMOTING THE WORK OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY MAKING GRANTS TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR STIPULATED PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,325 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £48,292. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately £40,000, and the actual unrestricted reserves of £48,292 are above this stated target. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 10/12/2024, 193 days after the 31/05/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Alastair John Mackenzie Watson
• Dr Andrew Dickenson
• Dr Arne Sivert Aarflot
• Dr DAVID TOMSON
• Dr DOMENIC MUELLER
• Dr Dorothee Elisabeth Engers
• Dr Heather Aeronwen Evans
• Dr Martina Buerge
• Dr Mathilde Camille Yvonne Joelle Granjon
• Dr nicola frances milne weaver
• Professor Frances Anne Flinter · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Croatia · Czech Republic · Estonia · France · Germany · Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Netherlands · Norway · Poland

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