REDHILL SINFONIA

Registered charity 263495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REDHILL SOCIETY OF INSTRUMENTALISTS

We are an amateur orchestra who perform each year a minimum of three public orchestral concerts, under the leadership of a professional conductor and leader, in various locations (principally the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill and Reigate Park Church) within the Borough of Reigate and Banstead.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE 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, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£22k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the orchestra's finances are in a healthy position, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £39,207 from £29,411 in the previous year. The charity holds reserves significantly higher than its stated policy target, although some funds are designated for future composition and concert costs. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year without the benefit of membership subscriptions or donations from patrons or other sources – based on the average of the previous 3 years (reserves figure: £39k)

“The orchestra’s reserves policy is at any time to carry reserves which would allow it to survive for one year without the benefit of membership subscriptions or donations from patrons or other sources – based on the average of the previous 3 years.” — 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.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding 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 31/07/2025

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Volunteers: 15

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Lewischair
ANDREW MACDONALD PROUDFOOT
Carolyn Wing
Dr David John Rawlins
Kathryn Lydia Neumann
Louisa Orton · trustee of 1 other charity
MRS JO ANDERSON

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£32k	£22k
31/07/2024	£24k	£22k
31/07/2023	£22k	£22k
31/07/2022	£21k	£17k
31/07/2021	£9k	£7k

Common questions

Is REDHILL SINFONIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the orchestra's finances are in a healthy position, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £39,207 from £29,411 in the previous year. The charity holds reserves significantly higher than its stated policy target, although some funds are designated for future composition and concert costs. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations are disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REDHILL SINFONIA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REDHILL SINFONIA as a grant recipient include HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£11k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Concerts

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.

FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY income £32k
THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA income £19k
ELY SINFONIA income £29k
THE READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £45k
THE NORFOLK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £41k
BASINGSTOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £41k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
REDHILL SINFONIA	£32k	—	above	—	no doubt
FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY FY2025	£32k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA FY2025	£19k	—	above	—	no doubt
ELY SINFONIA FY2025	£29k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE READING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£45k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE NORFOLK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£41k	—	above	—	no doubt

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