Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

ORCHESTRAS LIVE

Orchestras Live believes orchestras are for everyone. We are a national producer and create projects where music and creativity can thrive. We work to ensure communities across the country have access to world-class orchestral experiences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 17 years

www.orchestraslive.org.uk

info@orchestraslive.org.uk

0300 030 1160

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£857	£974	£-116	£70	£1,238	£1,185	14.6	11	2
31/03/22	£833	£1,041	£-209	£55	£623	£574	6.6	10	2
31/03/21	£932	£595	£337	£46	£632	£495	10	9	2
31/03/20	£803	£929	£-126	£45	£375	£340	4.4	9	3
31/03/19	£867	£1,002	£-135	£45	£405	£369	4.4	8	2
31/03/18	£1,156	£1,248	£-92	£47	£546	£522	5	7	0
31/03/17	£1,082	£1,131	£-48	£40	£570	£538	5.7	6	0
31/03/16	£1,051	£1,081	£-30	£39	£658	£635	7.1	6	0
31/03/15	£1,017	£1,083	£-66	£77	£659	£657	7.3	6	0
31/03/14	£1,225	£1,264	£-39	£83	£746	£709	6.7	6	0
31/03/13	£1,196	£1,236	£-41	£69	£799	£765	7.4	6	0
31/03/12	£1,144	£1,203	£-59	£70	£840	£195	1.9	6	0
31/03/11	£1,207	£1,262	£-55	£57	£899	£204	1.9	6	0
31/03/10	£1,214	£1,227	£-14	£55	£1,012	£310	3	6	0
31/03/09	£1,190	£1,355	£-165	£50	£1,026	£288	2.5	6	0
31/03/08	£1,248	£1,266	£-17	£3	£1,191	£166	1.6	6	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 14.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
2 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	£580,796
Garfield Weston Foundation	£157,500
Esmee Fairbairn	£131,000
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£6,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	08/07/2021	towards core funding to underpin work in the North (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£25,000	23/06/2021	Towards core costs from the Reinvent Performing Arts Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£107,500	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£90,000	21/01/2021 36	Towards unrestricted core costs supporting the organisation’s work breaking down barriers preventing access to and participation in live orchestral music in areas with low levels of cultural ....more Towards unrestricted core costs supporting the organisation’s work breaking down barriers preventing access to and participation in live orchestral music in areas with low levels of cultural provision.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£10,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018-2022
£487,950	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. 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. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - Orchestras Live - Culture Recovery Grant
£92,846	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	29/04/2019	Orchestras for Everyone
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Orchestras Live
£15,000	27/06/2018	To develop and disseminate a good practice document for orchestras working with older people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	12/12/2017	Orchestras Live Core Costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£100,000	10/05/2017 36	Towards unrestricted core costs to continue the organisation’s work providing orchestral events and projects with music partners in under-served locations across England.
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards salary costs of 2 Partnership Managers
£60,000	26/01/2017 24	Towards the salaries of the two Partnership Managers to deliver ambitious local orchestral strategies with their national network of promoter partners.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£150,000	20/06/2013	Towards the salaries of two partnership manager posts to take forward Orchestra Live's partnership projects.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Orchestras Live
£75,000	15/07/2010 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salary of a partnership manager.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76

CAROLINE FRANCES MAURICE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Compliance Officer

DR PETER LESLIE COLLINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Medical Officer (Executive Director)

HELEN ELIZABETH HARRISON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Conductor And Music Director

JEREMY DAVID CLAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer

JOANNE CLAIRE TOWLER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

MATTHEW ROBERT SWANN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Recruitment And Organisational Change

MATTHEW THIERY CLARK LITTLEWOOD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Banker

MICHELLE HINES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

NATALIE SARAH ELLIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Arts Manager

NATASHA SOLANO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Operations Manager

TONY STOLLER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/12/2006, number: 1117211
Registered at Companies House on 03/11/2006, number: 05988211

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

Duke Studios
3 Sheaf Street
LEEDS
LS10 1HD

Objectives

A) PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR MUSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSICAL ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY:I) ORGANISING, MANAGING AND PROVIDING ORCHESTRAS, ORCHESTRAL, INSTRUMENTAL, VOCAL AND CROSS-ARTFORM PERFORMANCES AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; ANDII) ASSISTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, FESTIVALS, CONCERT PROMOTERS AND OTHER BODIES IN ORGANISING, MANAGING AND PROVIDING ORCHESTRAS, ORCHESTRAL, INSTRUMENTAL, VOCAL AND CROSS-ARTFORM PERFORMANCES AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; ANDB) CARRY OUT ANY OTHER PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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