Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE PEOPLE'S ORCHESTRA 

The charity runs a community music groups and community led projects for public benefit. Day to day the charities work includes general orchestral administration and fund raising activities, including hosting events, applying for and receiving grants and donations, to provide income to carry out the work of the charity.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 11 years

http://www.thepeoplesorchestra.com

hello@thepeoplesorchestra.com

01215692616

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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£379£429£-50n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£643£540£103£41£271£290.62623
31/03/21£244£180£64n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£181£169£11n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£109£115£-6n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£158£99£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£158£109£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£71£87£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£101£62£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
National Lottery Community Fund£334,000
Henry Smith Charity£193,400
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Youth Music£29,976
DCMS£23,130
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 29/11/2022
towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - TPO Gateway
£198,000 30/09/2022
The funding will enable the organisation to use music as a tool to bring communities together to tackle a range of social issues in Sandwell (including high unemployment rates poor mental health and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to People's Orchestra
£15,000 19/07/2022
purchase of a vehicle for a charity supporting disadvantaged minority community in the West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Van and Equipment
£10,000 17/06/2022
The funding will be used to help purchase a new van. The project aims to allow the group to run community projects including helping people back into employment and and reducing loneliness in older ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The People's Orchestra
£108,000 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing additional benefits advice and employment support for older and young people, including increased flexibility and increased work placements ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£25,000 19/11/2021
The People's Orchestra
Youth Music - TPO Arts leadership Program
£29,976 11/11/2021
TPO Arts leadership Program
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£23,130 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 07/05/2020
TPO Bridge
National Lottery Community Fund - TPO Bridge
£126,000 17/10/2019
35
This project will support over 100 people to improve skills through volunteer placements with the organisation. This will help boost people's skills in communication, teamwork, technology, leadership ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The People's Orchestra
£85,400 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' salary of the Employment Liaison Officer at a project using live orchestra performances to provide work placement opportunities for unemployed people in Sandwell, West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - The Peoples Orchestra Community Broadcast Initiative
£10,000 20/04/2018
12
This charity will create a public forum where members of the community can share new ideas and experiences. This will build relationships and enable people to address issues in the local area.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 06/02/2018
The People's Orchestra - Core Support 2018/19
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to The People's Orchestra
£9,800 01/11/2017
purchase of audio and visual equipment for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in West Midlands
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Volunteer Matters
£5,000 23/09/2016
6
A project to support volunteer opportunities for those seeking work experience in Sandwell.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/03/2013, number: 1151321
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Town Hall
Lodge Road
West Bromwich

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS AND MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF MUSICAL ENSEMBLES. 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS, BURSARIES AND DONATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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