WARWICKSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1186320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Orchestral concerts

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BY THE PERFORMANCE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CONCERTS.

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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Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,315 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a 33% increase in ticket sales and additional sponsorship income. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves stood at £61,866, which they consider satisfactory and sufficient to support governance and unforeseen circumstances. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient cash reserves to be available in the event of unforeseen circumstances... to support the application and costs of governance (held: £62k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain sufficient cash reserves to be available in the event of unforeseen circumstances, beyond the control of the Trustees, which could adversely affect future income or expenditure. The level maintained is considered to be prudent, and should enable sufficient funds to be available to support the application and costs of governance.” — page 7

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.

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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jennifer Maynardchair
Anne Ransford
Christopher Voss · trustee of 1 other charity
Edward Rushton
Gill Whiting
James Hunt
Jayne Stafford
Patrick Hinks
Peter Wain
Sara Coldicott
Shauna Kelham-Gardner

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£35k	£27k
31/07/2024	£28k	£23k
31/07/2023	£23k	£22k
31/07/2022	£21k	£18k
31/07/2021	£5k	£5k

Common questions

Is WARWICKSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £8,315 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a 33% increase in ticket sales and additional sponsorship income. The trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves stood at £61,866, which they consider satisfactory and sufficient to support governance and unforeseen circumstances. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.