LONDON CITY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1197207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

London City Orchestra aims to advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, andappreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, includingthrough the presentation of public concerts and recitals.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDINGTHROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

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: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted reserves of £10,470, which is a decrease from the previous year's £15,727. The trustees note a slight downward trend in finances due to rising costs for venues and conductor fees, but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 11/09/2023, 73 days after the 30/06/2023 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Fishmongers’ Company — “With support from The Fishmongers’ Company and Restore the Music, the event made music accessible, fun, and inspiring for all ages.” (source page)
• Restore the Music — “With support from The Fishmongers’ Company and Restore the Music, the event made music accessible, fun, and inspiring for all ages.” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Thomas Fotheringhamchair
• Pablo Urbina
• Philip Keller · trustee of 1 other charity
• Zara Chiu Lea

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY.

• THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY income £28k
• THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA income £392k
• CITY OF LONDON CHOIR income £176k
• LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA income £1.5m
• NEW LONDON ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £62k
• LONDON CONCERT CHOIR income £93k

Side by side with its peers

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