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CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1165359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra Charity has as its main object the advancement of the art ofsymphonic music making for the public benefit in particular by bringing this music and the art formto audiences in Cheltenham and to towns and villages within Gloucestershire and bordering countiesand beyond.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC MAKING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INPARTICULAR BY BRINGING THIS MUSIC AND THE ART FORM TO AUDIENCES IN CHELTENHAM AND TOTOWNS AND VILLAGES WITHIN GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND BORDERING COUNTIES AND BEYOND.

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: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,912 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £43,500 against expenditure of £41,588. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £33,701, which they consider sufficient to cover future programme costs and maintain the charity as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £15,000 and £20,000 (held: £34k)
“Therefore, the Trustees consider that a minimum level of reserves of between £15,000 and £20,000 should be kept.” — page 4
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.

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£44k£42k
31/08/2024£27k£28k
31/08/2023£28k£31k
31/08/2022£20k£18k
31/08/2021£7k£3k

Common questions

Is CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £1,912 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £43,500 against expenditure of £41,588. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £33,701, which they consider sufficient to cover future programme costs and maintain the charity as a going concern. 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
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST2£16k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHELTENHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA£44k—0unclear—no doubt
CROWTHORNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELTENHAM CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
WINCHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt
CROYDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt

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