Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2

All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 5

ESO (2006) LIMITED

ESO is a professional orchestra. It performs in concerts, mainly around the Midlands, in ensembles from quartet to string orchestra to full symphony orchestra. ESO runs orchestra courses for players from grade 1 onwards and takes part in side-by-side projects with local county youth orchestras. ESO is conscious of its place in the community and works closely with local companies and charities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

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
31/08/23		£671	£623	£49	£0	£190	£187	3.6	1	0
31/08/22		£748	£676	£73	£0	£142	£130	2.3	1	1
31/08/21		£408	£453	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/08/20		£312	£228	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/19	*	£347	£393	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/18		£442	£395	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/17		£254	£267	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	*	£208	£180	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£175	£177	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£119	£92	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13	*	£135	£131	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£203	£202	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£144	£145	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	*	£157	£156	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£222	£221	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£205	£204	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

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Established: 17 years

www.eso.co.uk

info@eso.co.uk

01905 918855

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body

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?

1 employee

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

John Ellerman Foundation	£120,000
DCMS	£98,151
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - LTC Trauma Fasttrack
£10,000	25/08/2023	The funding will be used to provide therapy sessions for people who have experienced traumas including PTSD. The project aims to improve coping mechanisms mental wellbeing and quality of life.
DCMS - Finding Opportunity in Times of Crisis - Re-Awakening Music in Elgar Country
£98,151	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
John Ellerman Foundation - CEO salary, support for our contemporary music initiatives, particularly the 21st Century Symphony Project and the "John McCabe Composer-in-Association Chair"
£120,000	30/01/2020 36	CEO salary, support for our contemporary music initiatives, particularly the 21st Century Symphony Project and the "John McCabe Composer-in-Association Chair"

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 58-93

MELANNE MUELLER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Music Promotion And Recording

DR CHRISTOPHER ANDREW BARNETT MBE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

GERALD EDGAR GREEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

JOHN ANTHONY YELLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

JONATHAN GODFREY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Iof A 6th Form College, Other trusteeships: THE FRIENDS OF HEREFORD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE, THE HEREFORDSHIRE MUSIC FUND,

DAVID BLAKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Public Servant, Other trusteeship: DYSON PERRINS MUSEUM TRUST,

RICHARD JULIAN ADEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired (Accountant), Other trusteeship: CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS WORCESTERSHIRE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2007, number: 1119621
Registered at Companies House on 17/08/2006, number: 05908862

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR19: 69 days late, AR16: 11 days late, AR13: 50 days late, AR10: 25 days late,

Main office

c/o Elgar School of Music
16-20 Deansway
Worcester
WR1 2ES

Objectives

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE(1) TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF CLASSICAL MUSIC BY ANY MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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