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HATFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 282212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PHILHARMONIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE, THE PHILHARMONIC AT UH

Presentation of orchestral concerts to the general public.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE ORCHESTRA THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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
£45k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,785 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £56,922. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies on sponsorship from the University of Hertfordshire Arts and subscription income to fund its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Sponsorship (71% of income)
“Sponsorship UH Arts Income 31,836”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: de Havilland Philharmonic Productions Ltd
“On 20 July 2017 the Trustees set up a subsidiary company, de Havilland Philharmonic Productions Ltd, for the purpose of producing the concerts in order to claim Orchestral Tax Relief on the costs.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Corporate structure

DE HAVILLAND PHILHARMONIC PRODUCTIONS LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company is a trading subsidiary whose shares are held on trust for the parent charity, the de Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£45k£37k
31/07/2024£34k£33k
31/07/2023£25k£30k
31/07/2022£29k£27k
31/07/2021£2k£1k

Common questions

Is HATFIELD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,785 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £56,922. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies on sponsorship from the University of Hertfordshire Arts and subscription income to fund its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.