LONDON HANDEL SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 269184
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The London Handel Society organises the annual London Handel Festival. The charity's remit is to present high quality performances of Handel and his contemporaries, and to support and encourage young artists through the Handel Singing Competition. The Festival includes opera, concerts, talks and education projects, and ticket prices are kept affordable to encourage all who love Handel to attend.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£630,569

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Donations and legacies £402.35k
Charitable activities £227.11k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £1.11k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£549,325

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Raising funds £35.68k
Charitable activities £513.64k
Other £0

-£11,886 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £35.68k
Charitable expenditure £513.64k
Retained for future use £81.24k

People

1 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 July 1975: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL (Working name)
  • TILFORD BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01193919 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Howard HOPKIN Chair 25 June 2009
None on record
Tanya Joseph Trustee 24 March 2025
THE CHERIE BLAIR FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
Received: On time
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA LIMITED
Received: On time
JAMES OLLEY Trustee 22 June 2023
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST VEDAST
Received: On time
FUTURE STAGES LTD
Charity reporting is overdue by 898 days
Ruth Evans Trustee 05 December 2022
None on record
Andrew Packman Trustee 28 January 2020
THE CENTRE FOR ENTERPRISE, MARKETS AND ETHICS
Received: On time
THE OPEN SPACES SOCIETY
Received: On time
MELISSA HARRIET AUGUSTA SCOTT Trustee 11 September 2017
None on record
Michael David Holley Trustee 11 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £464.00k £286.00k £259.52k £376.23k £630.57k
Total expenditure £438.99k £286.00k £219.48k £366.62k £549.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £402.35k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £227.11k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.11k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £138.31k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £513.64k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £35.68k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £16.44k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £166.54k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £379.17k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £179.74k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 12 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019

(These accounts
have been qualified)

18 August 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16TH DECEMBER 1974 AMENDED 5TH JUNE 1974 AND 6TH MARCH 1991. as amended on 16 May 2016

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF AESTHETIC AND MUSICAL EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE WORKS OF GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
C/O MENZIES LLP
4TH FLOOR 95 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AB
Phone:
07763300655
Email:
gregory.batsleer@londonhandelfestival.org.uk
Website:

www.london-handel-festival.com Open in new window