Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

ROYAL ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY 

The presentation of concerts and other activities to educate the public in the art and science of music
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/08/22£12£28£-17n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/21£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£15£23£-7n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/08/19£35£39£-4n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/18£32£32£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£34£42£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£31£29£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£38£44£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£26£32£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£34£26£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£35£28£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£29£23£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£30£25£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£23£18£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£17£22£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06*£18£23£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£26£19£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£35£21£14£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • City Of London, Croydon, Hackney, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington And Chelsea, Kingston Upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 15 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/08/1970, number: 261421
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 76 days late, AR06: 37 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

20 RIDGEWAY ROAD
ISLEWORTH
TW7 5LA

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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