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THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED

Registered charity 232391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LSO

Latest income
£28.8m
Latest spending
£24.6m
Registered
1964

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£28.8m
Total spending
£24.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
84

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£28.8m£24.6m
31/07/2024£21.1m£20.0m
31/07/2023£21.5m£21.1m
31/07/2022£21.1m£18.3m
31/07/2021£11.8m£12.2m

Common questions

Who funds THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, JERWOOD FOUNDATION, THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2.3m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£277k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£256k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£138k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£125k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£100k
JERWOOD FOUNDATIONFY2024£39k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATIONFY2024£7k
THE IDLEWILD TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2FY2026£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2024£5k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE BARBERS' COMPANY GENERAL CHARITIESFY2023£4k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£3k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2023£300