THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS

Registered charity 272866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Performance of music to general public, education project with young conductors

Objects

THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CHORAL MUSIC IN ORDER TO FOSTER PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF SUCH MUSIC BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

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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Latest income

£167k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £26,056 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £166,542 against expenditure of £140,486. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £90,220, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to support its core charitable activities and to provide for contingencies (held: £90k)

“The Chorus seeks to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to support its core charitable activities and to provide for contingencies which may arise.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The London Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund

“During the year ended 31 August 2025 grants totalling £30,000 (2024: £15,000) were received from The London Symphony Chorus Endowment Fund.” — page 25

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Nicholas Kidney
Christopher Charles Straw · trustee of 1 other charity
DEBORAH STAUNTON
Erik Azzopadi
Graham Ross Voke · trustee of 1 other charity
Linda Evans
ROBERT TRACY WARD
Sheila Christine Cobourne

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£167k	£140k
31/08/2024	£217k	£225k
31/08/2023	£226k	£164k
31/08/2022	£212k	£195k
31/08/2021	£48k	£86k

Common questions

Is THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £26,056 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £166,542 against expenditure of £140,486. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £90,220, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARCHUS TRUST	4	£25k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	4	£22k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	2	£45k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	2	£10k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	2	£6k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£4k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	2	£4k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.5m

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL.

LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL income £156k
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED income £251k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £28.8m
THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA income £392k
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED income £11.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS	£167k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025	£156k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PHILHARMONIA CHORUS LIMITED FY2025	£251k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025	£28.8m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA FY2025	£392k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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