TROWBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Charity number: 1049949
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trowbridge Symphony Orchestra (TSO) performs three main concerts a year with a view to presenting high quality classical music to audiences at reasonable admission prices. We are keen to encourage young musicians (e.g. through an active association with Wiltshire Young Musicians, another local charity) and don't charge subscriptions for people in full time education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £25,130
Total expenditure: £23,986

People

8 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:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Wiltshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • TROWBRIDGE ORCHESTRA (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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Gabe Chair 11 October 2021
None on record
Professor Mathew David Penrose Trustee 24 October 2025
None on record
Barnaby Edward Weston Trustee 28 November 2024
None on record
Stuart Nickless Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Joanna French Trustee 11 October 2021
None on record
Martin Christopher Holliss Trustee 30 November 2020
WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST
Received: On time
MALCOLM JARVIS Trustee
None on record
HEATHER ANN ADCOCK Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £7.05k £15.95k £18.45k £24.95k £25.13k
Total expenditure £4.67k £15.22k £17.33k £20.99k £23.99k
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 2025 19 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 20 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 18 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2023 21 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 12 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2021 05 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 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 20 SEPTEMBER 1989 AS AMENDED 29 MARCH 1995 AND FURTHER AMENDED 24 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED ON 22 OCT 2014 AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2022

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 CONCERTS 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.

IN PRACTICE TROWBRIDGE

Contact information

Address:
3 Spencers Orchard
BRADFORD-ON-AVON
Wiltshire
BA15 1TJ
Phone:
07931376501
Email:
treasurer@trowbridgesymphonyorchestra.co.uk
Website:

trowbridgesymphonyorchestra.co.uk