THE COLCHESTER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRUST

Charity Number: 1146126
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sustaining the CSO, largely made up of local musicians. Presenting public concerts to enhance the cultural life of Colchester. Providing an opportunity for local adult musicians, in a wide age range, to participate in performances. Encouraging links with institutions of musical education. Seeking funding to support all the activities and specifically to subsidise the concert programme.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £23,268
Total expenditure: £18,571

People

3 Trustee(s)

112 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 February 2012: Standard registration
  • 09 January 2018: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 20 January 2018: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • CSO (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Amanda Arnold Trustee 05 June 2015
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - GREAT AND LITTLE HORKESLEY
Received: On time
John Peregrine Trustee 05 June 2015
None on record
MR CHRIS PHELPS Trustee 03 January 2012
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 £10.72k £6.53k £13.15k £17.44k £23.27k
Total expenditure £8.00k £2.74k £13.76k £20.05k £18.57k
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 30 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2022 31 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2021 06 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 July 2020 28 May 2021 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 15/02/2012

Charitable objects

1.TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS; 2.TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

Contact information

Address:
9 Manor Close
Great Horkesley
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO6 4AR
Phone:
07972131108
Email:
csosecretary@colchestersymphonyorchestra.org.uk
Website:

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