THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 276187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims and objectives of the Orchestra is the enjoyment, practice and public performance of orchestral music by amateur players from the local and surrounding communities.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES

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: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£19k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1978

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,831 and closing reserves of £30,013, which is an increase from the previous year. The trustees describe the finances as healthy, noting that regular income from subscriptions and gift aid has grown, while concert-day losses have reduced markedly. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of £8,000 to cover potential financial failure of a main concert.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Member subscriptions

“Member subscriptions, which increased for the first time in 8 years, contributed around £12 300 and we recouped around £2 800 on gift-aid. These constitute the most significant portion of our income” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum bank balance of £8000 (reserves figure: £30k)

“Reserves policy: we aim to maintain a minimum bank balance of £8000, this being an estimate of the income expected in a single concert season, or term, in case of the complete financial failure of one of the main concerts.” — page 1

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 31/07/2026

Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

Volunteers: 3

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

Volunteers: 3

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

William Symingtonchair
Caroline Steele
KAY GREETHAM

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2026	£19k	£24k
31/07/2025	£26k	£22k
31/07/2024	£22k	£21k
31/07/2023	£18k	£23k
31/07/2022	£17k	£22k

Common questions

Is THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £4,831 and closing reserves of £30,013, which is an increase from the previous year. The trustees describe the finances as healthy, noting that regular income from subscriptions and gift aid has grown, while concert-day losses have reduced markedly. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of £8,000 to cover potential financial failure of a main concert. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA 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	FY2024	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Concerts
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Concerts

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 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	1	£50k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£20k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
The Ethos Foundation	1	£12k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	1	£10k
THE HENRY LUMLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE EARLEY CHARITY	1	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.

THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA income £37k
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY income £28k
WINCHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £28k
THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA income £392k
THE SOCIETY OF THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £44k
HORSHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £34k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RICHMOND ORCHESTRA	£19k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FY2025	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA FY2025	£392k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIETY OF THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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