SOMERSET COUNTY ORCHESTRA

Charity number: 288482
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity exists to provide live orchestral music to the community. We hold 3 or 4 symphony concerts each year. Soloists are often young people who live, or used to go to school, in our area. Adults & students play in the orchestra.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £16,538
Total expenditure: £10,034

People

3 Trustee(s)

46 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 January 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • SOMERSET ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY (Previous 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charles Macadam Chair 18 January 2022
None on record
Frances Burns Trustee 18 January 2022
None on record
David Coglan Trustee 01 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £8.76k £1.65k £12.84k £11.59k £16.54k
Total expenditure £7.51k £2.03k £13.67k £14.00k £10.03k
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 August 2024 17 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2023 23 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2021 02 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 August 2020 23 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 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 20TH SEPTEMBER 1983 AND AMENDED 6TH OCTOBER 1989

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Owl Barn
Trickey Warren Farm
Culmhead
TAUNTON
TA3 7DY
Phone:
07498 045406
Email:
burnswindrush@btinternet.com
Website:

somersetcountyorchestra.co.uk