01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 October 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00062753
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £10,801,000
- Latest expenditure
- £11,174,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Great Bridgewater Street, MANCHESTER, M1 5HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.halle.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Halle Concerts Society maintains and manages the Halle Orchestra. It promotes concerts by the Orchestra and other artists and ensembles in Manchester; presents concerts throughout the UK and overseas in association with local promoters, produces recordings and radio and television broadcasts and undertakes a full programme of educational and outreach work.
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
- 30 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,801,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,174,000
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,869,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,181,000
- 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
- 22 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,676,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,167,000
- 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
- 4 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,325,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,818,000
- 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
- 26 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,699,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,701,000
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
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,801,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,174,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,208,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 262
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,869,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,181,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,208,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 262
- 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
- 22 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,676,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,167,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,206,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- 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
- 4 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,325,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,818,000
- 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
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,574,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- 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
- 26 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,699,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,701,000
- 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
- £7
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,544,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
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
- 30 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4052000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 347000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3354000
- Income Investments
- 324000
- Income Other
- 2724000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10801000
- Income Legacies
- 196000
- Income Endowments
- 76000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £353,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,345,000
- Expenditure Other
- 476000
- Expenditure Total
- 11174000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 102000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 849000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 383000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -334000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 711000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,455,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13628000
- Assets Own Use
- 6078000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7550000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -6962000
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,793,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,621,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,838,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1621000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,073,000
- Funds Endowment
- 7427000
- Funds Unrestricted
- -5089000
- Funds Restricted
- 9500000
- Funds Total
- 11838000
- Count Employees
- 117
- Consolidated 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
- 20 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4067000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 221000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3553000
- Income Investments
- 344000
- Income Other
- 2713000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10898000
- Income Legacies
- 119000
- Income Endowments
- 29000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £412,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,252,000
- Expenditure Other
- 517000
- Expenditure Total
- 11181000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 68000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32065
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 804000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 372000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 789000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 336000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,561,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14339000
- Assets Own Use
- 6454000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7885000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8040000
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,444,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,909,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,834,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1909000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,305,000
- Funds Endowment
- 7805000
- Funds Unrestricted
- -6063000
- Funds Restricted
- 10092000
- Funds Total
- 11834000
- Count Employees
- 122
- Consolidated 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
- 22 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4156000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 291000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2984000
- Income Investments
- 290000
- Income Other
- 2014000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9735000
- Income Legacies
- 129000
- Income Endowments
- 59000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £337,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,463,000
- Expenditure Other
- 367000
- Expenditure Total
- 10167000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 32000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 761000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 376000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -376000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -262000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,458,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13913000
- Assets Own Use
- 6760000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7153000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8709000
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,307,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,519,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,992,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1519000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,142,000
- Funds Endowment
- 7160000
- Funds Unrestricted
- -7088000
- Funds Restricted
- 10920000
- Funds Total
- 10992000
- Count Employees
- 123
- Consolidated 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
- 4 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5886000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 274000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1790000
- Income Investments
- 170000
- Income Other
- 1291000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9411000
- Income Legacies
- 373000
- Income Endowments
- 86000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £343,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,168,000
- Expenditure Other
- 307000
- Expenditure Total
- 8818000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 32000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 697000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 392000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 489000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1132000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,561,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14352000
- Assets Own Use
- 7018000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 7334000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8687000
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,372,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,975,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,062,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1975000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,352,000
- Funds Endowment
- 7624000
- Funds Unrestricted
- -7210000
- Funds Restricted
- 11648000
- Funds Total
- 12062000
- Count Employees
- 122
- Consolidated 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
- 26 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6972000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 355000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 250000
- Income Investments
- 195000
- Income Other
- 113000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7885000
- Income Legacies
- 180000
- Income Endowments
- 186000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £259,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,167,000
- Expenditure Other
- 275000
- Expenditure Total
- 6701000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 34000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 638000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 418000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1280000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -889000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,779,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14367000
- Assets Own Use
- 7386000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6981000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -10104000
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,514,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,929,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,848,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1929000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,546,000
- Funds Endowment
- 7281000
- Funds Unrestricted
- -9425000
- Funds Restricted
- 11992000
- Funds Total
- 9848000
- Count Employees
- 120
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-05-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1040342
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1040342
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE MANCHESTER CONCERT HALL LIMITED
- Charity Name
- HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-04-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 271489
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 271489
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BARBIROLLI SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-10-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-03-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3973271
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1087333
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE ANTONY COSTLEY- WHITE MUSIC TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 20 DEC 1946 AS AMENDED ON 31 MAR 1950, 27 NOV 1956,12 FEB 1968,30 NOV 1970,16 DEC 1974,31 OCT 1979,28 OCT 1985, 9 OCT 1990, 23 NOVEMBER 1998,18 OCTOBER 1999, 27 OCTOBER 2003, 18 APRIL 2005 AND 28 OCTOBER 2008.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 OCT 2009 as amended on 08 Sep 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART OF MUSIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE BY THE GIVING AND ARRANGEMENT OF CONCERTS AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS IS THOUGHT FIT.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 263957
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- HALLE ORCHESTRA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures