CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

Charity number: 1181355
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY, PERFORMING AS CHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, IS ONE OF THE NORTH WEST'S PREMIER NON-PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS. WE HOLD 4 MAIN CONCERTS A YEAR, PARTICULARLY PROMOTING YOUNG SOLOISTS FROM THE AREA. OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY IN OR LISTEN TO VARIED PROGRAMMES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £32,264
Total expenditure: £33,188

People

7 Trustee(s)

60 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 December 2018: CIO registration
  • 22 May 2020: Funds received from 700688 CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • CHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Working 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Diana Mary Anderson Chair 15 November 2021
None on record
Madeleine Mary McCraight Trustee 11 November 2024
None on record
Sally Dawn Slater Trustee 15 November 2021
None on record
Jane Rebecca Holmes Trustee 18 November 2020
WREXHAM AND DISTRICT ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
SUSAN MARGARET TAYLOR Trustee 05 June 2018
CHESTER MUSIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
Dr James Andrew Warwick Trustee 05 June 2018
None on record
ALEXANDRA JOAN STUBBS Trustee 05 June 2018
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 £53.96k £3 £31.38k £31.91k £32.26k
Total expenditure £17.14k £4.14k £29.23k £30.32k £33.19k
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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 06 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 06 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 13 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 13 January 2021 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Dec 2018

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 THAT THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Contact information

Address:
77 MILL LANE
UPTON
CHESTER
CH2 1BS
Phone:
01244380291
Email:
chesterphilharmonicorchestra@gmail.com
Website:

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