Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

BRITTEN SINFONIA LTD

Britten Sinfonia is an orchestra.The objectives of the charity are:To be the international benchmark for the chamber orchestra.To inspire people with fresh and exciting performances of great music from Albinoni to Zappa.To appeal to diverse cultural groups, both through the work it presents and the way it is presented.To promote the appreciation of music.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23		£1,729	£1,519	£210	£184	£599	£599	4.7	12	4
31/03/22		£1,181	£1,243	£-62	£189	£389	£384	3.7	12	6
31/03/21		£1,180	£859	£321	£176	£451	£406	5.7	13	6
31/03/20		£2,024	£2,015	£9	£176	£131	£131	0.8	14	6
31/03/19		£1,644	£1,670	£-26	£163	£122	£122	0.9	14	7
31/03/18		£1,568	£1,540	£28	£159	£147	£147	1.1	13	0
31/03/17		£1,697	£1,661	£36	£129	£119	£119	0.9	13	0
31/03/16		£1,627	£1,655	£-29	£149	£83	£72	0.5	17	0
31/03/15		£1,843	£1,908	£-65	£155	£112	£112	0.7	14	0
31/03/14		£1,773	£1,714	£59	£133	£176	£173	1.2	14	0
31/03/13		£1,501	£1,495	£6	£137	£118	£115	0.9	12	0
31/03/12		£1,544	£1,619	£-75	£119	£112	£109	0.8	10	0
31/03/11		£1,286	£1,217	£69	£115	£187	£184	1.8	10	0
31/03/10		£1,304	£1,286	£18	£95	£118	£115	1.1	10	0
31/03/09		£1,094	£1,104	£-10	£104	£100	£96	1	10	0
31/03/08		£1,218	£1,202	£16	£166	£110	£110	1.1	11	0
31/03/07		£1,140	£1,105	£36	£152	£94	£94	1	10	0
31/03/06	*	£1,039	£1,005	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,113	£1,121	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£917	£920	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 39 years
(44 years as a company)

www.brittensinfonia.com

meurig.bowen@brittensinfonia.com

01223300795

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Throughout London,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

12 employees
4 volunteers

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	£841,605
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Youth Music	£29,320

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Transition Fund
£237,188	09/02/2023	In recognition of the challenges facing organisations leaving the National Portfolio and as a way of improving the support we provide to them, we will provide a transition period for those who were ....more In recognition of the challenges facing organisations leaving the National Portfolio and as a way of improving the support we provide to them, we will provide a transition period for those who were National Portfolio Organisations, or funded through Business Plan funding, during the year ended 31 March 2023 and that were not asked to join the 2023-26 Investment Programme.
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-22
£406,607	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Britten Sinfonia in the East of England
£197,810	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Youth Music - Early Ears in Peterborough
£29,320	06/03/2020	Early Ears in Peterborough
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	17/01/2020	Britten Sinfonia 2019-20 season of UK concerts and Creative Learning projects.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£90,000	29/03/2018 36	Towards core costs to enable them to deliver their ambitious musical programme across a broad repertoire
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Britten Sinfonia Ltd
£114,574	21/11/2012	Towards a comprehensive programme of linked musical opportunities for young people in the East of England.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-75

ANDREW GEORGE PHILIP TUSA (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Corporate Broker

EMILY ANNE NSEMERE PARRIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor

PROFESSOR OBE HELEN MARGARET ODELL-MILLER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Professor Of Music Therapy

REBECCA ROZANNE TRUMPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

RICHARD MARK JEFFRIES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Solicitor (Non-Practising)

SREEJA NEDUNGADI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Education Strategy And Operations Consultant, Other trusteeship: MUKTANGAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST,

RICHARD PLASKETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director

JANIS ELIZABETH SUSSKIND Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeships: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION, THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED, Britten Pears Arts,

JUDITH SEROTA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Arts Administrator, Other trusteeship: THE RIOT ENSEMBLE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1985, number: 291245
Registered at Companies House on 21/03/1980, number: 01486893

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 1 days late,

Main office

Compass House
80 Newmarket Road
CAMBRIDGE
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8DZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OR SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PERFORMING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC CONCERT RECITALS AND LECTURES, AND BY PROVIDING EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGE AREA AND IN EAST ANGLIA

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