Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

SUFFOLK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Employing the finest professional musicians, we make great music accessible to people who might not otherwise hear it because of rural isolation, being less mobile, feeling unsure about entering a concert hall, or finding tickets too expensive. Community Concerts, with lunch or tea and transport all free, are welcomed in their own right, and also serve as a taster for our full orchestral concerts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 12 years

www.suffolkphil.org

cormack246@gmail.com

01284 767415

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/07/23		£111	£112	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/07/22		£133	£162	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/07/21		£41	£16	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/07/20		£33	£9	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/19		£33	£37	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/07/18		£91	£86	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/17		£40	£42	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£79	£85	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£62	£58	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14	*	£45	£41	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13	*	£85	£83	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	03/12/2021	towards the 'Lark's Flight over Suffolk' Outreach tour to 6 towns across Suffolk and its affiliated schools programme
Suffolk Community Foundation - SPO Outreach Programme delivered in partnership with Rural Coffee Caravan
£2,000	16/06/2021	To take live orchestral music into the Suffolk Community.
Suffolk Community Foundation - SPO Outreach Programme delivered in partnership with Rural Coffee Caravan
£2,000	14/06/2021	To take live orchestral music into the Suffolk Community.
Suffolk Community Foundation - SPO Outreach Programme delivered in partnership with Rural Coffee Caravan
£2,000	11/06/2021	To take live orchestral music into the Suffolk Community.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Access to Community Concerts and Remembrance Day Symphony Concert
£4,100	27/07/2017 2	Towards putting on 3 community concerts by Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW SPEED Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BURY ST EDMUNDS HERITAGE TRUST,

GORDON JOHN PUCKEY Appointed: 2020

JANE ELIZABETH DALGLIESH Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: SUFFOLK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,

LESLIE OLIVE Appointed: 2012

MICHAEL STEWART DAWE (Chair) Appointed: 2020

MICHAEL WILDE Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: FRIENDS OF THE ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN CENTENARY FUND, SUFFOLK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2012, number: 1148363

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR14: 101 days late, AR13: 43 days late,

Main office

45 St. Andrews Street North
BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Suffolk
IP33 1TH

Objectives

1)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC AND 2)THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC BY: A)THE PROMOTION OR PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS, FESTIVALS AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS IN WHICH MUSIC IS PERFORMED BY AN ORCHESTRA TO BE KNOWN AS THE SUFFOLK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND BY SUCH MUSICIANS AND ENSEMBLES OF MUSICIANS AS THE TRUSTEES THROUGH THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHALL DETERMINE; B)THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMMES OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN MUSIC DESIGNED TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL SKILLS; C)THE PROVISION OF LECTURES, LESSONS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF A DIDACTIC NATURE INTENDED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC; D)THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MUSICAL COMPOSITION; E)THE PROMOTION OF WRITING IN BOOKS, JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND IN ANY MEDIUM WHATSOEVER ON OR ABOUT SUBJECTS CONCERNED WITH MUSIC; F)THE MAKING OF ELECTRONIC AND OTHER RECORDINGS; G)CONTRIBUTING TO OR MAKING RADIO OR TELEVISION PROGRAMMES OR OF AUDIO OR VISUAL MATERIALS INTENDED FOR ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION; H)THE PROMOTION OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EVENTS IN GENERAL; I)THE ENRICHMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH MUSIC; J)THE FOSTERING AND UNDERTAKING OF RESEARCH INTO ANY ASPECT OF MUSIC AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH; K)SUCH OTHER MEANS, BEING OF PUBLIC INTEREST, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE SUFFOLK, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, NORFOLK AND ESSEX.

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