BRITISH POLICE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Charity number: 1003562
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Orchestra made up of police officers, police staff and other members of the extended police family each year performs at different venues around the country raising money for a number of different charities. A mini tour of India took place in February 2008. Charity Concerts included Warwick Arts Centre for Fighting Blindness and the annual Proms Concert at Symphony Hall in December.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £67,845
Total expenditure: £72,674

People

12 Trustee(s)

70 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 July 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BPSO (Working name)
  • POLICE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA AND CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Craig Lewis Guildford Chair 13 April 2023
None on record
Matthew Welsted Trustee 24 June 2024
None on record
Matthew Boyle Trustee 24 June 2024
None on record
Carol Brown Trustee 24 June 2024
None on record
Kay Mellor Trustee 08 June 2024
THE BIRMINGHAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Received: On time
Rosemary Chandler Trustee 08 June 2024
None on record
Nikolas Adams Trustee 18 March 2023
None on record
Damazer Damazer JP DL Trustee 10 October 2020
None on record
Louise Marion Dunn Trustee 11 January 2020
None on record
Claire Victoria Burnell Trustee
HEADWAY BLACK COUNTRY
Received: On time
THE SINFONIA OF BIRMINGHAM
Received: On time
PAUL WEST Trustee
THE LUCY FAITHFULL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
HOLLAND HOUSE CIO
Received: On time
MR JOHN MORGAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £230.38k £21.39k £69.67k £76.80k £67.85k
Total expenditure £215.29k £11.21k £69.74k £77.30k £72.67k
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

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 March 2024 26 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29/06/1991 AS AMENDED ON 17/10/2015

Charitable objects

A. TO PROVIDE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME. B. TO MAKE DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
BPSO
PO Box 306
NANTWICH
CW5 9EN
Phone:
07813095953
Email:
sec@bpso.net
Website:

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