NORTH LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 283455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARINGEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, NLSO

Community orchestra playing at least three classical music concerts a year, bringing classical music to the North London community.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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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Registered contact address: Hounslow, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a good financial outcome due to increased subscription income and reduced costs for extra players. The trustees confirm that membership remained strong with sections at or near capacity. No specific financial figures, reserves, or audit status are disclosed in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The presence of such a full orchestra helped to enable productive and successful rehearsals, and the increased subscription income from members, coupled with a reduced requirement to bring in extra players for concerts, contributed to another good outcome financially.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Safeguarding policy and procedures

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 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 5

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DOMINIC JAMES WELLSchair
Kate Ryle
LYSANDER TENNANT · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL HENDERSON
Raissa Harvey
SHEILA JANE WALLACE
Samuel Lawrence
Viviane Sophie FINKE

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

Operates in: Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£29k	£28k
30/09/2024	£28k	£25k
30/09/2023	£28k	£23k
30/09/2022	£20k	£22k
30/09/2021	£6k	£4k

Common questions

Is NORTH LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a good financial outcome due to increased subscription income and reduced costs for extra players. The trustees confirm that membership remained strong with sections at or near capacity. No specific financial figures, reserves, or audit status are disclosed in the provided text.

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 ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2.5m
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED	1	£826k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£616k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	1	£105k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£90k
THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£45k
JERWOOD FOUNDATION	1	£39k
ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

THE NORFOLK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £41k
THE LONDON CHORAL SINFONIA income £346k
NOTTINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £26k
TORBAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £26k
NEW LONDON HARMONIA income £30k
HOUNSLOW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NORTH LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORFOLK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£41k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LONDON CHORAL SINFONIA FY2025	£346k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£26k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
TORBAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW LONDON HARMONIA FY2025	£30k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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