Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING. MAINTAINING SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRAS AND PROMOTING, ORGANISING AND PARTICIPATING IN CONCERTS, ENRICHING PEOPLE'S LIVES THROUGH MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, REACHING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE IN THE CONCERT HALL AND THE COMMUNITY.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Established: 57 years
(60 years as a company)

www.rpo.co.uk

info@rpo.co.uk

02076088800

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		£11,219	£10,398	£821	£379	£4,538	£4,088	4.7	30	0
31/03/22		£8,603	£8,314	£289	£368	£3,729	£3,495	5	27	5
31/03/21		£3,201	£3,580	£-378	£205	£3,449	£3,206	10.7	29	0
31/03/20		£9,975	£9,777	£198	£255	£3,827	£3,632	4.5	33	0
31/03/19		£9,657	£9,489	£169	£237	£3,629	£3,451	4.4	32	0
31/03/18		£11,397	£10,849	£548	£257	£3,460	£3,334	3.7	30	0
31/03/17		£10,329	£10,145	£185	£265	£2,913	£2,793	3.3	27	0
31/03/16		£8,387	£8,960	£-573	£228	£2,728	£2,363	3.2	26	0
31/03/15		£8,912	£8,628	£283	£284	£3,301	£3,059	4.3	24	0
31/03/14		£9,013	£8,966	£46	£268	£3,018	£2,767	3.7	24	0
31/03/13		£8,001	£8,034	£-33	£247	£2,972	£2,828	4.2	23	0
31/03/12		£9,223	£9,251	£-28	£165	£3,005	£2,804	3.6	22	0
31/03/11		£10,049	£8,896	£1,154	£160	£3,033	£2,830	3.8	21	0
31/03/10		£8,746	£8,132	£614	£148	£1,880	£1,687	2.5	22	0
31/03/09		£7,683	£7,385	£298	£146	£1,265	£1,067	1.7	21	0
31/03/08		£7,845	£7,846	£0	£134	£967	£764	1.2	19	0
31/03/07		£6,814	£6,490	£324	£134	£968	£747	1.4	18	0
31/03/06	*	£6,549	£6,349	£200	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£6,197	£6,118	£79	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£6,228	£6,023	£205	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Germany, Italy, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Throughout England, United Arab Emirates, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

30 employees

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	£2,458,510
John Lyon's Charity	£78,500
Dunhill Medical Trust	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dunhill Medical Trust - Music Therapy (Stroke)
£2,500	30/09/2020 8	COVID Response award to support CPG1711/131 To enhance stroke recovery for patients and their carers using group creative music-making alongside professional musicians
DCMS - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
£963,808	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 - RPO CRF Application
£996,702	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
£498,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
£78,500	14/06/2019 24	Brent Ensemble Explosion (BEE)
DCMS - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
£946,394	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited
£10,000	13/02/2019 12	Towards a pioneering collaborative programme, STROKESTRA, designed to enhance stroke recovery for patients and their carers using group creative music-making alongside professional musicians.
Youth Music - The Hoe Down: A Berkshire Special Schools Project
£7,835	20/11/2018	The Hoe Down: A Berkshire Special Schools Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£60,000	18/04/2018	STROKESTRA
DCMS - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
£946,394	01/04/2018	Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
DCMS - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
£236,599	01/04/2018	To support Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
Dunhill Medical Trust - Music Therapy (Stroke)
£39,510	11/12/2017 36	To enhance stroke recovery for patients and their carers using group creative music-making alongside professional musicians

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-72

ANDREW JEFFREY STOREY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Musician

ELIZABETH CASE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director

ELISABETH ANNE VARLOW Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Musician

HER EXCELLENCY KAREN-MAE CORALIE HILL OBE Appointed: 2023

JAMES WYNDHAM WILLIAMS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Managing Director

JOSHUA NATHANAEL CIRTINA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Musician

LORD PAUL YAW BOATENG Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Peer Of The Realm, Lawyer,, Other trusteeship: GHANA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION,

PATRICK JOHN FLANAGHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Musician

PHILIP HENRY KELLER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: BRENT MUSIC ACADEMY,

SALI-WYN RYAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Musician, Other trusteeship: BRENT MUSIC ACADEMY,

TIMOTHY MARK JAMES WATTS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Musician

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/1966, number: 244533
Registered at Companies House on 11/06/1963, number: 00763836

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
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: 2 days late, AR05: 1 days late,

Main office

THE COMPANY SECRETARY
16 CLERKENWELL GREEN
LONDON
EC1R 0QT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULAR MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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