NEW SINFONIA

Registered charity 1192503 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW SINFONIA C.I.C.

To promote, improve, develop and maintain public education in appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts, engagements and other projects, and by such other ways as the CIO through its trustees shall determine from time to time.To advance the education of the public in the subject of Music.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE (1) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, ENGAGEMENT AND OTHER PROJECTS, AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE CIO THROUGH ITS TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME;(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF MUSIC.

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: Wrexham, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£203k

Latest spending

£196k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,072 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £203,329 exceeding expenditure of £196,257. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £22,090, which is below the stated policy target of £20,800 to £41,600, though the trustees express confidence in long-term financial potential.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (40% of income)

“Grants: We were successful in securing an 80% increase in grant funding to a total of £75,740.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“We acknowledge that our current reserves level is still below our target but it has increased during the year which gives us confidence in our long-term financial potential.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 51
Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 5% of the £203,329 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 45

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 39

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Bithell
Iona Hughes
Katie Rebecca Edwards
Laura Murphy
Mark Perkins
Michael Corcoran
Natalie Rose
Tudur Eames

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£203k	£196k
31/08/2024	£170k	£142k
31/08/2023	£116k	£113k
31/08/2022	£59k	£85k
31/08/2021	£55k	£26k

Common questions

Is NEW SINFONIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,072 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £203,329 exceeding expenditure of £196,257. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £22,090, which is below the stated policy target of £20,800 to £41,600, though the trustees express confidence in long-term financial potential. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW SINFONIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW SINFONIA as a grant recipient include THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES	FY2025	£10k	Project combining live music, storytelling and craft work
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k	Public Performance

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	2	£108k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£90k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£55k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
ANGUISH'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	1	£40k
Norwich Freemen's Charity	1	£20k
The Ethos Foundation	1	£6k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with O/MODERNT FOUNDATION.

O/MODERNT FOUNDATION income £456k
MISHMASH MUSIC income £295k
CONCERTS AT CRATFIELD CIO income £40k
MILTON KEYNES CHORALE income £40k
INTO OPERA income £80k
NUNEATON ARTS CIO income £265k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEW SINFONIA	£203k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
O/MODERNT FOUNDATION FY2026	£456k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MISHMASH MUSIC FY2026	£295k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONCERTS AT CRATFIELD CIO FY2025	£40k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MILTON KEYNES CHORALE FY2026	£40k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTO OPERA FY2025	£80k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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