Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

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 a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£673£637£36£72£226£981.8635
30/11/21£638£667£-30£65£190£1041.9635
30/11/20£505£420£85£51£220£1193.4510
30/11/19£579£514£65£37£135£1012.3635
30/11/18£473£446£27£0£0£0n/a035
30/11/17£459£457£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£459£457£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/15£305£321£-16£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£430£428£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£168£198£-30£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12*£163£159£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11*£186£172£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£129£127£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£92£100£-9£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£113£79£35£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07?*£97£116£-20£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06*£79£38£41£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 43%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 6.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 19 years

www.oxfordsong.org

boxoffice@oxfordsong.org

07906808186

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UN SDGs
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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 works here?
  • 6 employees
  • 35 volunteers

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
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: 54-84
  • JULIAN HALL Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Circuit Judge
  • NICOLA CREED Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Opera 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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