ORPHEUS SINFONIA FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1161411
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Orpheus Sinfonia is dedicated to helping talented young musicians develop their professional careers. We are formed of recent music conservatoire graduates and provide the experience and support necessary to help them progress in to the profession. We provide performance opportunities, a challenging repertoire and offer experience of working alongside established members of the profession.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income: £167,642
Total expenditure: £157,547

Total income includes £9,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(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:
  • 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:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2015: Standard registration
  • 02 February 2017: Funds received from 1126059 THE ORPHEUS FOUNDATION TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ORPHEUS SINFONIA (Working name)
Company number:
09102558 Open in new window
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Barbara De Biasi Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Geoffrey Parkin Trustee 12 July 2024
None on record
Simon Browning Trustee 05 January 2023
None on record
Stephanie McAlpine Trustee 20 November 2022
None on record
Dr Malcolm Singer Trustee 30 November 2018
None on record
Russell Jacobs Trustee 01 January 2016
MAGEN DAVID ADOM UK
Received: On time
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA UK
Received: On time
COMMON EARTH
Received: On time
David Shaw OBE Trustee
THE SIR SIMON MILTON FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £161.77k £116.29k £168.80k £233.41k £167.64k
Total expenditure £167.96k £106.44k £147.82k £228.21k £157.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £31.96k £100.43k £58.61k £9.00k

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 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 07 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 07 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 17 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 17 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 19 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 19 May 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 JUN 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21/04/2015

Charitable objects

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

Contact information

Address:
442 Linen Hall
162-168 Regent Street
London
W1B 5TE
Phone:
02077346650
Email:
info@orpheusfoundation.com
Website:

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