AIREDALE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 516399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote public education and appreciation of music by the presentation of public concerts.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £426 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £11,979. The trustees consider this reserve level appropriate against a policy target of six months' core expenditure, noting that financial stability enables the orchestra to commission new works and hire copyrighted music. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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 5 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Edgingtonchair
• Heather Mackie
• Helen Ruth Nakhwal · trustee of 2 other charities
• PROFESSOR JANET ELIZABETH CADE
• Suzannah Helen Crookes · trustee of 2 other charities
• TERESA ANN JONES
• Timothy Baker

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City

Income and spending

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