Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

HOUNSLOW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 

Amateur performing symphony orchestra
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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*£13£18£-5n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/08/21£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/08/19*£17£16£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/08/18£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£24£19£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£13£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£12£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£10£12£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£11£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06?£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£2£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 46 years

www.hounslow-symphony.org.uk

info@hounslow-symphony.org.uk

02088470502

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Hounslow,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 35 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/10/1978, number: 276528
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 13 days late, AR20: 63 days late, AR19: 34 days late, AR07: 43 days late,
Main office

20 Church Road
ISLEWORTH
Middlesex
TW7 4PR

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE HOUNSLOW

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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