01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 February 1967
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00371316
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £505,303
- Latest expenditure
- £689,245
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.brightonphil.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Society is established to promote and assist the study, practice, knowledge and appreciation of music, and generally advance the cause of music. It aims to bring pleasure to the local community through providing high quality, varied classical music programmes, professionally performed, at realistic prices to the audience, within the Society's available resources.
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 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £505,303
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £689,245
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £548,557
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,118
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £508,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £360,780
- 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
- 25 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £651,621
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £327,107
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £351,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £126,722
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 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £505,303
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £689,245
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £548,557
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,118
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £508,702
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £360,780
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- 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
- 25 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £651,621
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £327,107
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £351,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £126,722
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 4
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 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 259911
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 510
- Income Charitable Activities
- 189851
- Income Investments
- 55031
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 505303
- Income Legacies
- 141457
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £91,680
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £597,565
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 689245
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 136903
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 303
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1541
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,516,643
- Assets Total Fixed
- 249165
- Assets Own Use
- 605
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 248560
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,321,135
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,398
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,516,902
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53398
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,157,216
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1515102
- Funds Restricted
- 1800
- Funds Total
- 1516902
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 381786
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 136121
- Income Investments
- 30650
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 548557
- Income Legacies
- 370500
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £560,118
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 560118
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 191773
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,702,385
- Assets Total Fixed
- 100
- Assets Own Use
- 100
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,723,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,062
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,702,385
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21062
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,638,316
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1700585
- Funds Restricted
- 1800
- Funds Total
- 1702385
- Count Employees
- 2
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 348633
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6362
- Income Charitable Activities
- 145663
- Income Investments
- 8044
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 508702
- Income Legacies
- 335000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £360,780
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 360780
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26953
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 108462
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 8044
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,563,946
- Assets Total Fixed
- 100
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,728,491
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,645
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,713,946
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14645
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,647,883
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1698457
- Funds Restricted
- 15489
- Funds Total
- 1713946
- Count Employees
- 1
- 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
- 25 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 548735
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 98386
- Income Investments
- 1500
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 651621
- Income Legacies
- 533776
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £24,239
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £302,868
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 327107
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16998
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 327107
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1500
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,565,124
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,614,875
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,851
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,566,024
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48851
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,585,289
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1565124
- Funds Restricted
- 900
- Funds Total
- 1566024
- Count Employees
- 1
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Brighton And Hove
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-08-11T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 298038
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 298038
- Assoc Charity Name
- JOHN CAREWE BRIGHTON ORCHESTRA TRUST
- Charity Name
- BRIGHTON AND HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1967-02-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 9 DECEMBER 1941 AS REVISED 27 JUNE 1945, 17 MARCH 1954, 26 SEPTEMBER 1989, 6 SEPTEMBER 1991, 25 OCTOBER 1998, 10 OCTOBER 1999 AND 20 NOVEMBER 2005 as amended on 28 Mar 2021 as amended on 06 Nov 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE STUDY, PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, AND GENERALLY TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF MUSIC. (FOR FULLER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)
- Area Of Benefit
- BRIGHTON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 362149
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE PHILHARMONIC
- Charity Name Id
- 362143
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRIGHTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures