Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteer base +3
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

    FARNHAM SINFONIA (CIO)

    A Surrey-based professional orchestra creating music for the community with concerts and outreach programmes. We work to nurture the next generation of young musical talent and to inspire and entertain everyone, regardless of personal circumstance or disability.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£18£10£9n/a
    31/12/22£20£16£4n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    fanhamsinfonia.org.uk

    farnhamsinfonia2022@gmail.com

    01252793271

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Hampshire, Surrey,
    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
    Fenton Arts Trust - Beneficiaries 2022 – 2023
    £5,000 31/03/2023
    Six aspiring professional musicians will each perform a major concert work in public as a soloist with our professional orchestra.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • BRIAN ERNEST MARTIN Appointed: 2021
    • DEREK FRANK CARPENTER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
    • DIANA ELLEN MARTIN Appointed: 2021
    • ROY DENNIS WAIGHT Appointed: 2021
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2022, number: 1197475
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Lower Thicket
    High Thicket Road
    Dockenfield
    FARNHAM
    GU10 4HB

    Objectives

    1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF CLASSICAL MUSIC IN FARNHAM SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF: A. LIVE CONCERTS AND RECITALS;B. LECTURES, CONFERENCES, COURSES AND MASTERCLASSES;C. VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND HOSPICES;D. AN ANNUAL GRANT TO A STUDENT FROM THE YEHUDI MENUHIN SCHOOL OF MUSIC;E. SPONSORING NEW COMPOSITIONS, AND;F. SPONSORING TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS. 2. TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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