LAKELAND SINFONIA CIO

Registered charity 1197362 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We educate the public in South Cumbria and North Lancashire in the art and science of orchestral music. We promote concerts in Kendal, and manage the Lakeland Sinfonia orchestra.

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Latest income

£81k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £21,539 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £96,786 to £75,247. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds sufficient unrestricted funds to meet contracted amounts in the event of concert cancellations, supported by an insurance policy. The charity received significant grant funding from the Arts Council (£48,936) which helped offset the higher expenditure on concerts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted funds should be held to enable the charity to meet contracted amounts in the event of the society having to cancel a concert or season of concerts (held: £75k)

“The trustees have agreed that sufficient unrestricted funds should be held to enable the charity to meet contracted amounts in the event of the society having to cancel a concert or season of concerts.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Cumbria Community Foundation — “including an ongoing, highly successful education project, which has been supported financially by the Cumbria Community Foundation through …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bridget Mary Starling · trustee of 2 other charities
Fay Miranda Sweet
John Gavin Pollard
Pamela Anne Grant BAhons MSc
Stephen Michael Cvijanovic

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£81k	£102k
30/06/2024	£142k	£124k
30/06/2023	£351k	£273k

Common questions

Is LAKELAND SINFONIA CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £21,539 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £96,786 to £75,247. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds sufficient unrestricted funds to meet contracted amounts in the event of concert cancellations, supported by an insurance policy. The charity received significant grant funding from the Arts Council (£48,936) which helped offset the higher expenditure on concerts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LAKELAND SINFONIA CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LAKELAND SINFONIA CIO as a grant recipient include SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£3k