LONDON HANDEL SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 269184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL, TILFORD BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA LIMITED

The London Handel Society organises the annual London Handel Festival. The charity's remit is to present high quality performances of Handel and his contemporaries, and to support and encourage young artists through the Handel Singing Competition. The Festival includes opera, concerts, talks and education projects, and ticket prices are kept affordable to encourage all who love Handel to attend.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £64,492 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £365,966 to £301,474. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves stood at £138,109, which is below the stated policy target of 25% of projected annual income.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• London Handel Society Endowment Fund — “Major Supporters London Handel Society Endowment Fund – Founding Gift in Memory of Howard and Nan Hopkin” (source page)
• Lucille Graham Trust — “Creative Learning and Participation Programme Lucille Graham Trust” (source page)
• Maria Björnson Memorial Foundation — “Trusts and Foundations Maria Björnson Memorial Foundation” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Aaron James Watkins
• Andrew Packman · trustee of 2 other charities
• JAMES OLLEY · trustee of 2 other charities
• MELISSA HARRIET AUGUSTA SCOTT
• Michael David Holley
• Sabrina Lesley Shelford Rodriguez · trustee of 2 other charities
• Tanya Joseph · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HANDEL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED.

• THE HANDEL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED income £982k
• LONDON BACH SOCIETY income £147k
• LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL income £156k
• THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £215k
• BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED income £505k
• HERTFORDSHIRE CHORUS income £123k

Side by side with its peers

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