THE SOCIETY OF THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Charity number: 803751
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The mission of the orchestra is give the playing member the opportunity to learn and engage with great pieces of music, develop their musical and personal skills as a collective group to perform these works, create performances that will entertain and educate the public, and encourage and inspire young players and performing artists.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £42,154
Total expenditure: £44,264

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:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 July 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN JOHN THORPE Trustee 03 December 2024
RUSHMOOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES
Received: On time
Sarah Winterbotham Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Andrew John Turner Trustee 03 December 2024
None on record
Felicity Merryl Howgate Trustee 24 November 2020
None on record
Abigail Claire Fairhurst Trustee 24 November 2020
None on record
TIMOTHY CHARLES JOHNSON Trustee 09 November 2012
None on record
KATHERINE ATKINSON Trustee 07 July 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £41.90k £7.48k £27.51k £34.74k £42.15k
Total expenditure £30.64k £6.55k £31.91k £32.46k £44.26k
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 30 June 2024 08 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 08 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 09 May 2024 9 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 09 May 2024 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 23 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 23 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 04 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 Not Required
Annual return 30 June 2020 11 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 11 December 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26TH JUNE 1990 as amended on 03 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME; AND (B) IN PARTICULAR, IN ORDER TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY, TO MAINTAIN THE GUILDFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ("THE ORCHESTRA") FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC AND WORKS AND THE GIVING OF PUBLIC CONCERTS OF SUCH MUSIC AND WORKS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
24 Hillcrest Gardens
ESHER
Surrey
KT10 0BS
Phone:
07779 789208
Email:
tim.johnson.gso@sky.com
Website:

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