Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

OXFORD LIEDER

The promotion and advancement of education in music and the arts, especially through singing, by a programme of public recitals, an annual festival, schools' projects, masterclasses, participatory workshops with singing, talks, and outreach to the disadvantaged, for the benefit of all sectors of the community in Oxford and elsewhere

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/11/23		£603	£653	£-51	£72	£175	£96	1.8	6	35
30/11/22		£673	£637	£36	£72	£226	£98	1.8	6	35
30/11/21		£638	£667	£-30	£65	£190	£104	1.9	6	35
30/11/20		£505	£420	£85	£51	£220	£119	3.4	5	10
30/11/19		£579	£514	£65	£37	£135	£101	2.3	6	35
30/11/18		£473	£446	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/17		£459	£457	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/16		£459	£457	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/15		£305	£321	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/14		£430	£428	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/13		£168	£198	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/12	*	£163	£159	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/11	*	£186	£172	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/10		£129	£127	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/09		£92	£100	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/08		£113	£79	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/11/07?	*	£97	£116	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/06	*	£79	£38	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 55%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3

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Balance Sheet History

Established: 19 years

www.oxfordsong.org

boxoffice@oxfordsong.org

07906808186

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Oxford Lieder
£5,000	30/05/2023	TASK fund donation towards the Schools Outreach Programme
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Oxford Lieder
£3,000	11/03/2021	Oxford Lieder Mastercourse - a week-long residential for 9 talented singer/pianist duos with professional coaching & performance experience.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-85

ANDREW HAMISH FORSYTH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

CHARLES ALAN HEATHCOTE ALEXANDER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Bursar

CHARLES EDMUND FRANCIS NAYLOR Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

JULIAN HALL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Circuit Judge

NICOLA CREED Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Opera Company Director

PROFESSOR LORD JOHN RICHARD KREBS KT FRS Appointed: 2019

SARAH TAYLOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2005, number: 1111458
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2005, number: 05485276

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR12: 26 days late, AR11: 41 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 98 days late,

Main office

37 FAIRACRES ROAD
OXFORD
OX4 1TH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY SINGING, THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, FESTIVALS, LECTURES AND RECORDINGS BY ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OR OTHERWISE IN THE CITY OF OXFORD AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERY SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE CITY OF OXFORD AND ELSEWHERE.

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