NEW LONDON ORCHESTRA LIMITED
The New London Orchestra offers music projects including concerts, recordings, and music-related education and outreach projects in schools and in the wider community. All projects aim to have an education element, whether through choice of repertoire, or through bringing the experience of live music to places it might not otherwise reach.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND SINGING, BY PRESENTING AND PROMOTING, ORGANISING PROVIDING, MANAGING AND PRODUCING SUCH CONCERTS MUSICAL PIECES, OPERAS, OPERETTAS, BALLETS, ENTERTAINMENTS, LITERARY AND VISUAL MATERIAL AND EXHIBITIONS WHETHER ON ANY PREMISES OF THE COMPANY OR ELSE WHERE AS ARE NECESSARY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £58,525 at the end of the financial year. The trustees acknowledge that the organization continues to rely on the support of generous individuals to meet liabilities until alternative long-term funding sources are found, which has led to a 'noted' going concern status due to dependency on this support.
What the accounts disclose
“With this support in mind along with the previous grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation, we consider the use of the going concern assumption to be appropriate.”
“The Hon. I MacGregor was paid £5,246 (2024: £6,540) for consultancy fees during the year. During the accounting period the charity received Trustee donations totalling £200.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 1
Trustees
- JONATHAN PETER REGINALD WHITEchair
- DAVID BLAGBROUGH
- PROFESSOR DAVID BOGLE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £62k | £59k |
| 31/08/2024 | £107k | £96k |
| 31/08/2023 | £72k | £69k |
| 31/08/2022 | £90k | £75k |
| 31/08/2021 | £83k | £77k |
Common questions
Is NEW LONDON ORCHESTRA LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £58,525 at the end of the financial year. The trustees acknowledge that the organization continues to rely on the support of generous individuals to meet liabilities until alternative long-term funding sources are found, which has led to a 'noted' going concern status due to dependency on this support. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/11/2006 | £10k | Newham Welcomes The World 2007 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2004 | £4k | Interpretation at the Bloomsbury festival |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2.5m |
| THE HELEN HAMLYN 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 ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| THE INNHOLDERS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
Charities like this
- LONDON CITY ORCHESTRA
- NEW LONDON SINGERS
- LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA
- THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY
- NEW NOTE PROJECTS
- THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW LONDON ORCHESTRA LIMITED | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| LONDON CITY ORCHESTRA | £47k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW LONDON SINGERS | £27k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA | £1.5m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ORCHESTRA OF THE CITY | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW NOTE PROJECTS | £129k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |