01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 July 1962
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00538351
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £8,617,484
- Latest expenditure
- £8,529,739
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 2 SELDOWN LANE, POOLE, BH15 1UF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bsolive.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of Orchestral performances, education and community projects nationally and internationally.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,617,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,529,739
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,449,917
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,742,131
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,555,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,602,834
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,260,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,840,719
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,806,529
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,274,188
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £8,617,484
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,529,739
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,873,146
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,449,917
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,742,131
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,920,518
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,555,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,602,834
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,920,518
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £6,260,217
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,840,719
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,423,710
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £5,806,529
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,274,188
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,296,950
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1430227
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 141202
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5285959
- Income Investments
- 118545
- Income Other
- 1641551
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8617484
- Income Legacies
- 506449
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £474,599
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,055,140
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8529739
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 16681
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20806
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 986140
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 56252
- Gain Loss Investment
- 10038
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,947,910
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2339571
- Assets Own Use
- 454292
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1885279
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,601,007
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £992,668
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,947,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 984436
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 8232
- Assets Cash
- £2,207,667
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5927458
- Funds Restricted
- 20452
- Funds Total
- 5947910
- Count Employees
- 90
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1544722
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 134071
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5293453
- Income Investments
- 51114
- Income Other
- 1426557
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8449917
- Income Legacies
- 679706
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £338,729
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,403,402
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7742131
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 116
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19548
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 955457
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62190
- Gain Loss Investment
- 170083
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,760,165
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2273088
- Assets Own Use
- 439342
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1833746
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,410,209
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £923,132
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,760,165
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 923132
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,462,273
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5725667
- Funds Restricted
- 34498
- Funds Total
- 5760165
- Count Employees
- 87
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1154294
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 183874
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4840893
- Income Investments
- 45763
- Income Other
- 1330861
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7555685
- Income Legacies
- 412584
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £379,792
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,223,042
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7602834
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 16945
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17540
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 805423
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46576
- Gain Loss Investment
- -112323
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,052,376
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2090092
- Assets Own Use
- 477425
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1612667
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,839,887
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £877,600
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,052,379
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 877600
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,212,079
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4989242
- Funds Restricted
- 63137
- Funds Total
- 5052379
- Count Employees
- 87
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 933126
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 122386
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4595410
- Income Investments
- 19486
- Income Other
- 589809
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6260217
- Income Legacies
- 116384
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £324,682
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,516,037
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5840719
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14260
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18539
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 809660
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62821
- Gain Loss Investment
- 42770
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,099,528
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2187254
- Assets Own Use
- 491083
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1696171
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,695,524
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £783,250
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,099,528
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 778706
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4544
- Assets Cash
- £2,798,716
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5010360
- Funds Restricted
- 89168
- Funds Total
- 5099528
- Count Employees
- 86
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 863996
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 97167
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4689995
- Income Investments
- 16815
- Income Other
- 138556
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5806529
- Income Legacies
- 46915
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £291,147
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,983,041
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4274188
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11849
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17363
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 691501
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 75624
- Gain Loss Investment
- 365478
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,680,030
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2158741
- Assets Own Use
- 504043
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1654698
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,364,112
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £842,823
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,680,030
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 831881
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 10942
- Assets Cash
- £2,906,181
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 115260
- Funds Restricted
- 4564770
- Funds Total
- 4680030
- Count Employees
- 86
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bournemouth
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cornwall
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wiltshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1962-07-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/09/1954AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/10/1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/11/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/04/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/01/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/01/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/01/2016
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR.
- Area Of Benefit
- BOURNEMOUTH AND NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 287342
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Charity Name Id
- 287320
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BOURNEMOUTH ORCHESTRAS
- Charity Name Id
- 287385
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE WESTERN ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures