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LAMBETH ORCHESTRA FUND

Registered charity 274831 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion and development of the education of its members and the public in an appreciation of the art and science of music in all its aspects by the presentation of public orchestral concerts and by such other ways as the Orchestra through its Committee shall determine from time to time.

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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year in a healthy financial position with a positive net income of £2,154 and unrestricted reserves of £37,809. The trustees report that prudent financial management has maintained a healthy financial cushion, allowing for ambitious future events and absorbing unexpected costs. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Members' Subscriptions (45% of income)
“Members' Subscriptions 14,946”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity controls a production company Lambeth Orchestra Concerts Limited (LOCL) to facilitate claiming of Orchestral Tax Relief. Direct concert expenditure is incurred by LTCL. LO funds LTCL via a loan and a commissioning fee. At year end 31 Aug 2025, the loan balance between the two entities was £11794.
“The charity Lambeth Orchestra Fund (LO) controls a production company Lambeth Orchestra Concerts Limited (LOCL), to facilitate the claiming of Orchestral Tax Relief. Direct concert expenditure is incurred by LTCL. LO funds LTCL via a loan and a commissioning fee. At year end 31 Aug 2025, the loan balance between the two entities was £11794.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lambeth Orchestra Concerts Limited
“The charity Lambeth Orchestra Fund (LO) controls a production company Lambeth Orchestra Concerts Limited (LOCL)” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£33k£31k
31/08/2024£41k£38k
31/08/2023£39k£38k
31/08/2022£30k£30k
31/08/2021£7k£6k

Common questions

Is LAMBETH ORCHESTRA FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the financial year in a healthy financial position with a positive net income of £2,154 and unrestricted reserves of £37,809. The trustees report that prudent financial management has maintained a healthy financial cushion, allowing for ambitious future events and absorbing unexpected costs. There are no disclosed material uncertainties or risks to the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£4kConcert for Children