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THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE

Registered charity 283484 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COE

The performance and recording of works of classical music.

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Latest income
£3.8m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1981
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FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £3,478,802 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £2,859,274. The Trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate to mitigate risks associated with working across Europe and changes to tax credit schemes. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level of reserves to ensure sufficient resources to support a programme of activity that involves development some years in advance... to mitigate some of the risks associated with working across Europe at a time of uncertainty (held: £3.5m)
“The Orchestra requires a level of reserves to ensure sufficient resources to support a programme of activity that involves development some years in advance. The Trustees also consider it appropriate to have a certain level of reserves to mitigate some of the risks associated with working across Europe at a time of uncertainty caused by the effects of the war in Ukraine and the changes to the UK government tax credit scheme from 1 April 2024 when it was no longer possible to make claims for eligible costs incurred outside the UK.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lewis Golden LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.8m
Total spending
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · France · Germany · Italy · Netherlands · South Korea · Spain · Switzerland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.8m£3.1m
31/12/2023£4.2m£3.5m
31/12/2022£3.9m£4.0m
31/12/2021£1.9m£1.7m
31/12/2020£1.7m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £3,478,802 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £2,859,274. The Trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate to mitigate risks associated with working across Europe and changes to tax credit schemes. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Lewis Golden LLP.

Who funds THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.0mTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£750kTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£750kTowards core costs.
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£750kTowards core costs.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND3£43k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST3£17k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION3£6k
THE REED FOUNDATION2£55k
THE MARCHUS TRUST2£25k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST2£24k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£6k
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION1—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LYRITA NIMBUS ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE£3.8m—0above—no doubt
LYRITA NIMBUS ARTS FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON MOZART PLAYERS TRUST FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED FY2025£14.6m——unclear—no doubt
ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN'S LIMITED FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ENGLISH CONCERT FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt

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