Chester Community Orchestra

Charity number: 1161941
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The orchestra meets regularly, every week during school term time, to give the opportunity for adults and children to play a musical instrument with others in an orchestral setting. Any person is welcome of any age and of any standard with any instrument. At least two concerts are given by the orchestra in a year. Concerts for charity have been given.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £15,664
Total expenditure: £12,598

People

8 Trustee(s)

14 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:
  • 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:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Liverpool City
  • Shropshire
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 June 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • JMCO (Working name)
  • JAN MODELSKI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA (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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANTHONY JOHN STANLEY MA MBA Chair 21 February 2015
None on record
Wendy Patricia Brennan Trustee 18 August 2022
None on record
Deborah Roberts Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
iris weaver B.Ed Trustee 02 May 2020
None on record
Rev John Richard Landon Trustee 16 March 2019
None on record
Pauline Sanderson Oultram Trustee 11 March 2017
None on record
Fiona Ward Trustee 11 March 2017
None on record
P A TOFT Trustee 21 February 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £4.34k £4.60k £10.03k £13.81k £15.66k
Total expenditure £3.25k £5.61k £10.80k £10.50k £12.60k
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 December 2024 06 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 04 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 15 March 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 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 21/02/2015 AS AMENDED ON 11 MAR 2017 as amended on 29 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

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.

Contact information

Address:
53 MILL LANE
UPTON
CHESTER
CH2 1BS
Phone:
01244382184
Email:
info@playwithcco.org.uk
Website:

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