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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

BISHOP'S STORTFORD SINFONIA LTD. 

Bishop's Stortford Sinfonia improve and advance the education of the public in the arts, in particular orchestral, solo and chamber music, and provide opportunities for talented young musicians. This is achieved by the organisation, presentation or production of concerts, recordings and workshops.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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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
30/06/23£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£14£15£0n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/06/19*£23£22£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
30/06/18*£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/16*£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/14*£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/06/13£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
30/06/12£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£2£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09£25£27£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£37£42£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06£20£24£-3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05*£37£31£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04*£25£22£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.bishopsstortfordsinfonia.com

info@bishopsstortfordsinfonia.com

07541 249432

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/07/2002, number: 1093196
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2001, number: 04318068
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 109 days late, AR18: 91 days late, AR16: 14 days late, AR15: 24 days late, AR14: 0 days late, AR05: 2 days late, AR04: 37 days late,
Main office

Flat 12
The Maples
Granville Road
ST. ALBANS
Hertfordshire
AL1 5BU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (THE OBJECT) ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE ARTS OF ORCHESTRAL, SOLO, CHAMBER AND OTHER MUSIC BY THE ORGANISATION, PRESENTATION OR PRODUCTION OF CONCERTS, RECITAL, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND RECORDINGS, AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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