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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

SCHERZO ENSEMBLE 

Scherzo is a professional development platform for emerging artists, particularly classical singers. Scherzo offers a programme of performance and training projects to a cohort of performers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely 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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£107,190£104,300£2,8901
31/12/21£110,109£94,971£15,1382
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

scherzoensemble.com

scherzoensemble@outlook.com

07495074286

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1 volunteer

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
£10,000 28/11/2023
toward the fees for young artists for a production of Donizetti's Don Pasquale at Longhope Opera
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Scherzo Ensemble
£6,000 11/03/2021
Scherzo Ensemble are seeking funding for the principal role fees in our new production of 'Il turco in Italia' at Longhope Opera this July.

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 02/02/2021, number: 1193375
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LUNCHBREAK OPERA on 06/11/2023
Main office

LONGHOPE
NEWTON VALENCE
ALTON
GU34 3RB

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MUSICAL ARTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH TRAINING AND SUCH OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH THE TRUSTEES DEEM SUITABLE FOR THE TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKILLS OF EMERGING MUSICAL ARTISTS IN DELIVERING EXPERT PUBLIC PERFORMANCE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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