Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

ESSEX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Weekly orchestral rehearsals leading to 4 annual public concerts.Outreach activities with local schools and other organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 33 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£22£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£28£21£7n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£23£20£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£20£22£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£13£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£16£14£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£13£14£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£10£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Essex Symphony Orchestra
£3,000 18/04/2023
towards the costs of a young person’s musical workshop and a concert to introduce live orchestral playing to families in Chelmsford

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/10/1990, number: 1000732
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 5 days late, AR17: 34 days late, AR07: 71 days late, AR04: 26 days late,
Main office

26A TRINITY ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 6HR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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