CONTINUO FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1194382
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Continuo Foundation supports a flourishing of artistic activity across the UK, helping period-instrument ensembles to bring live music to more diverse audiences in more places. Continuo invests in musicians and their professional development through project grants awarded on a competitive basis; and provides the Continuo Connect digital platform to serve musicians, festivals and growing audiences.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £281,550
Total expenditure: £301,508

People

7 Trustee(s)

8 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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 May 2021: CIO registration
  • 21 November 2024: Funds received from 1175166 BAROQUE AT THE EDGE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Safeguarding 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
Pelayia Tina Vadaneaux Chair 03 December 2020
None on record
Philip Turbett Trustee 06 December 2024
None on record
Vincenzo Tuozzo Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Riitta Liisa Hirvonen Trustee 11 April 2022
None on record
Benedict Patrick Vanderspar Trustee 14 November 2021
None on record
Tom Weisselberg Trustee 07 May 2021
THE EARLY OPERA COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
Stephen John Uhlig Trustee 03 December 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £420.81k £285.25k £281.55k
Total expenditure £247.06k £228.93k £301.51k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 2023 27 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 27 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 March 2022 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 07 May 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC HERITAGE AND HISTORICALLY-INFORMED PERFORMANCE PRACTICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO UK BASED PERIOD ENSEMBLES AND FREELANCE MUSICIANS SPECIALISING IN REPERTOIRE FROM THE MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE, CLASSICAL AND EARLY ROMANTIC PERIODS.

Contact information

Address:
64 BARKSTON GARDENS
LONDON
SW5 0EL
Phone:
02077833563
Email:
info@continuofoundation.co.uk
Website:

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