THE ST ALBANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Charity number: 1038283
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the charity are to advance the education of the public in the appreciation of orchestral music by the provision of public performances.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £24,796
Total expenditure: £20,652

People

9 Trustee(s)

55 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 June 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SASO (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Simon Austin Allen Chair 05 October 2016
None on record
Christopher Hartgroves Trustee 20 October 2021
None on record
Josephine Lunt Trustee 05 October 2017
None on record
Phillipa Mary MacKenzie Trustee 04 October 2017
None on record
Ruth Elizabeth Wallace Trustee 04 October 2017
None on record
MARGARET JANE CARPENTER Trustee
None on record
David Stott Trustee
ST ALBANS ST CECILIA FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
ALISON BELLERBY Trustee
None on record
CHRISTINE ANNE DRURY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £16.99k £6.49k £24.99k £20.52k £24.80k
Total expenditure £9.65k £4.16k £18.54k £18.27k £20.65k
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 July 2024 19 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2023 21 June 2024 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 06 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 27 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 Not Required
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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 8 DECEMBER 1993 AS AMENDED 11 MAY 1994 as amended on 06 Jun 2018 as amended on 20 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Flat 4
Gilliflower House
Yewlands
Hoddesdon
EN11 8DT
Phone:
02077654523
Email:
secretary@saso.org.uk
Website:

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