Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

THE ENGLISH CONCERT

To promote, maintain, improve & advance education & the encouragement of the arts, particularly by the presentation of musical, performances & educational activities. The charity arranges concerts & musical performances & provides orchestra services to enable concerts & recordings to take place.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
30/06/23		£1,643	£1,495	£149	£1	£436	£436	3.5	3
30/06/22		£1,033	£949	£84	£3	£288	£288	3.6	3
30/06/21		£589	£570	£19	£0	£203	£203	4.3	3
30/06/20		£679	£678	£1	£5	£184	£184	3.3	3
30/06/19		£987	£1,020	£-33	£10	£183	£183	2.2	3
30/06/18	*	£926	£925	£1	£12	£216	£216	2.8	3
30/06/17		£1,394	£1,296	£98	£6	£215	£215	2	3
30/06/16		£792	£774	£19	£26	£126	£126	1.9	3
30/06/15		£1,104	£1,106	£-3	£68	£85	£85	0.9	3
30/06/14		£1,094	£1,094	£0	£81	£88	£88	1	3
30/06/13		£937	£933	£4	£61	£88	£88	1.1	2
30/06/12		£534	£676	£-142	£29	£84	£84	1.5	2
30/06/11		£912	£827	£85	£39	£226	£226	3.3	3
30/06/10		£654	£676	£-22	£35	£141	£141	2.5	2
30/06/09		£1,214	£1,140	£74	£33	£206	£206	2.2	2
30/06/08?		£766	£764	£2	£22	£132	£132	2.1	2
31/03/07	*	£666	£744	£-78	£22	£130	£130	2.1	2
31/03/06	*	£563	£552	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05		£657	£621	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£577	£570	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 48 years

www.englishconcert.co.uk

management@englishconcert.co.uk

02039622322

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

3 employees

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

DCMS	£195,000
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to The English Concert
£10,000	29/11/2023	TASK fund donation towards the Handel Project
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£80,000	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	28/04/2021	towards core funding to sustain the organisation, continue to support highly skilled freelance musicians and keep engaging audiences (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - A path to a sustainable future
£115,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-80

ANNETTE JANE CAMPBELL-WHITE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired/Venture Capital

DR VIVIENNE ALEXANDRA MONK PHD Appointed: 2017

IAN MARINOS GRAYSTONE ANDREWS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

JANET CATHERINE REEVE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant

VITTORIA ISABELLA DE SABATA Appointed: 2024

DR ALAN STUART HARLEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Banking

DR RICHARD JAMES ARTHUR GOLDING, Occupation: Investment Banker

HUGH JAMES TILNEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Company Director

ALAN GEMES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeships: GABRIELI, THE BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA,

GEORGE BARNETT BURNETT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Non Executive Chairman, Other trusteeship: Surrey Hills International Music Festival,

JOSEPH SMOUHA KC, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeships: BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM, ROYAL ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY, THE ANAV CHARITABLE TRUST,

NICOLA ANNE OPPENHEIMER Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Head Hunter, Other trusteeships: THE EARLY OPERA COMPANY LIMITED, THE TENEBRAE CHOIR,

SIMON PATRICK WEIL Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: THE MICHAEL TIPPETT MUSICAL FOUNDATION, BALCARRES HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED, THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE HANDEL HOUSE TRUST LIMITED, THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA, ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRIENDS OF SOLESMES, THE BRITISH MUSIC EXPERIENCE, MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, MAECENAS, THE NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE, OUR LADY OF GOOD HELP FOUNDATION, THE FOUNDATION OF SAINT FRANÇOIS, THE ZITA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/1976, number: 271765
Registered at Companies House on 10/06/1976, number: 01262387

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR07: 78 days late, AR06: 10 days late, AR04: 24 days late,

Main office

240 HIGH HOLBORN
LONDON
WC1V 7DN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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