Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS OF GREAT BRITAIN

To advance education and in particular to advance the education and training in music and orchestral playing of children and young persons

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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 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
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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
31/12/22	£1,323	£1,355	£-32	£82	£672	£586	5.2	12
31/12/21	£742	£736	£6	£64	£639	£512	8.3	8
31/12/20	£383	£556	£-173	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£1,461	£1,471	£-10	£134	£803	£708	5.8	10
31/12/18	£1,465	£1,432	£33	£142	£946	£827	6.9	10
31/12/17	£1,452	£1,415	£37	£122	£913	£782	6.6	10
31/12/16	£1,423	£1,472	£-49	£143	£720	£579	4.7	11
31/12/15	£1,608	£1,536	£72	£140	£768	£576	4.5	12
31/12/14	£1,385	£1,353	£32	£268	£696	£572	5.1	8
31/12/13	£1,444	£1,368	£76	£224	£663	£547	4.8	8
31/12/12	£1,243	£1,257	£-14	£211	£586	£490	4.7	10
31/12/11?	£1,369	£1,257	£112	£232	£600	£503	4.8	10
31/10/10	£1,123	£1,038	£85	£206	£488	£387	4.5	9
31/10/09	£960	£854	£106	£172	£402	£312	4.4	7
31/10/08	£1,109	£996	£113	£248	£295	£198	2.4	6
31/10/07	£765	£850	£-85	£234	£185	£118	1.7	6
31/10/06	£868	£944	£-77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/05	£680	£662	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/10/04	£748	£590	£159	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 47%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 87%
Reserves/Spending: 5.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 34 years

nco.org.uk

L.WILSON@NCO.ORG.UK

0117 235 0373

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

12 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	£397,015
Garfield Weston Foundation	£75,000
The Foyle Foundation	£23,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£23,000	20/09/2022	as match funding to support two key roles for the National Children's Orchestra - Head of Engagement and Head of Safeguarding & Support
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£187,015	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 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 funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	12/02/2021	Supporting wellbeing for children through music.
DCMS - To support the financial viability of NCO through an adapted orchestral learning programme for 700 young musicians.
£210,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain
£30,000	18/12/2013	Towards the salary of the learning and progression manager to support new models of engagement.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-73

BETHANY ANNE HIGHAM-EDWARDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed

CHRISTINE WU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Legal Counsel

DR CHINYEREUGO UCHENNA NGWE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Musician And Lecturer, Other trusteeship: HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST,

DR KADIATU GWYNETH KANNEH-MASON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Author

DR ROSEMARIE ANN BENNEYWORTH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Inspector Primary Medical Services

LAETITIA STOTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Brass, Highgate School

LUCY WOLCOTT MAGUIRE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Ceo And Programme Director, Nucleo

BRIAN ALEXANDER WEIR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

FIONA ELIZABETH HARVEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

GEORGE CAIRD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

JANET BAKER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

JONATHAN MAYES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

LOUISE CATHERINE MITCHELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Glasgow Unesco City Of Mus

MIRANDA FRANCIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

WILLIAM DAVID FRANK NORRIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/1990, number: 803026
Registered at Companies House on 19/02/1990, number: 02471385

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

National Childrens Orchestra of
Great Britain
Unit 2.3 Streamline Building
436-441 Paintworks
Bristol
BS4 3AS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MUSIC AND ORCHESTRAL PLAYING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THE FORMATION OF AN ORCHESTRA OR ORCHESTRAS COMPOSED OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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