Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

VIVA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA LTD

MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ORCHESTRA. THE PROMOTION OF CONCERTS ON ITS OWN ACCOUNT AND WITH LOCAL PROMOTERS AND THE PRESENTATION OF EDUCATION PROJECTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 39 years

www.sinfoniaviva.co.uk

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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
31/03/23	£568	£623	£-56	£41	£232	£173	3.3	8
31/03/22	£521	£669	£-148	£39	£251	£191	3.4	8
31/03/21	£695	£528	£168	£36	£361	£146	3.3	8
31/03/20	£665	£692	£-27	£38	£194	£86	1.5	6
31/03/19	£733	£737	£-4	£40	£220	£111	1.8	6
31/03/18	£783	£874	£-91	£38	£224	£186	2.6	6
31/03/17	£770	£597	£173	£35	£243	£72	1.4	6
31/03/16	£737	£811	£-74	£37	£41	£29	0.4	6
31/03/15	£601	£652	£-51	£154	£115	£67	1.2	6
31/03/14	£695	£600	£95	£141	£154	£62	1.2	6
31/03/13	£721	£715	£6	£155	£58	£58	1	6
31/03/12	£641	£704	£-63	£153	£52	£52	0.9	7
31/03/11	£745	£712	£33	£147	£115	£115	1.9	7
31/03/10	£678	£689	£-11	£147	£82	£82	1.4	7
31/03/09	£752	£717	£35	£125	£93	£93	1.6	7
31/03/08	£602	£591	£11	£127	£58	£58	1.2	5
31/03/07	£582	£573	£8	£96	£47	£47	1	6
31/03/06	£581	£604	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£623	£593	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£520	£533	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 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	£303,765
BBC Children in Need	£119,265
Garfield Weston Foundation	£100,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,990

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sing Viva - the Carers Choir
£9,990	06/05/2022	The funding will be used to continue delivering weekly hybrid choir sessions for carers and the community. The project aims to support carers who care for family members but may also work volunteer ....more The funding will be used to continue delivering weekly hybrid choir sessions for carers and the community. The project aims to support carers who care for family members but may also work volunteer or study through choir and provide respite.
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£100,000	05/02/2021	Weston Culture Fund
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£195,642	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 - Recovery programme
£72,123	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Recovery programme phase 2
£36,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£119,265	26/06/2019 36	This project will provide tailored music sessions for children in hospital with long term illnesses, and children with special educational needs. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing, ....more This project will provide tailored music sessions for children in hospital with long term illnesses, and children with special educational needs. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing, develop strong self-belief and develop positive relationship
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£192,107	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
National Lottery Community Fund - AlgoRhythms
£7,270	07/12/2018 12	This funding will be used to deliver music and coding workshops for young people. The project aims to encourage the development of their skills and confidence.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£9,000	28/09/2018	Now the dust has settled
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£192,107	01/04/2018	National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£48,027	01/04/2018	To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Viva Chamber Orchestra Ltd
£10,000	07/11/2013	Dark Clouds are Smouldering into Red

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-71

ANDREW NICKLIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lawyer

ANTHONY ALFRED PETER DAVIS (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

CARL LARS MULDAL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Engineer

COUNCILLOR EMILY CLAIRE LONSDALE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor

COUNCILLOR KIERAN ALEXANDER MORGAN-MCGEEHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Councillor

HELEN STEWART GEARY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Fundraising, Other trusteeship: CLASSICS FOR ALL,

MARGARET COOKHORN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Principal Contrabassoon

ROBIN JOHN WOOD Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Music Assessor

WARRICK NATHAN MATTHEWS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director, Operations & Network Strategy

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/02/1985, number: 291046
Registered at Companies House on 22/01/1985, number: 01879552

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 11 Robinson Industrial Estate
Shaftesbury Street
Derby
DE23 8NL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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