THE HAFFNER ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 509571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Haffner Orchestra is a very good amateur concert orchestra, normally giving three public concerts a year in Lancaster.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE 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 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a pretax surplus of £5,582 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with net assets totaling £67,942. The trustees note that while the financial position is healthy, the surplus is significantly supported by government tax reliefs which, if removed, would eliminate the surplus. The organization maintains a comfortable financial buffer but acknowledges the need to grow sponsor and patron support to ensure stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Mary Sidery
• Caroline Victoria Wellesley-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fiona Mary Richardson
• Helen Bardsley
• Ivan Harry Sedgwick · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jacqueline Townsend
• KEITH ALLAN STRACHAN
• Mark Basil Swindells
• NICK GILLIBRAND
• Ruth Hutchison

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

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