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CCEW Charity Commission profile

CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA LIMITED

Registered charity 286818 · organisation 286818

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 April 1983
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01692341
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,228,221
Latest expenditure
£1,346,383
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: City of London Sinfonia, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 OLD STREET, London, EC1V 9LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.cls.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principal object of the charity is:to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public in all aspects of the arts including music, drama, mime and dance; to contribute to the development of public appreciation of art through the presentation of public performances;to further the social and cultural welfare of communities of various London boroughs and UK communities.

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
31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,228,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,346,383
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,199,059
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,103,044
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,125,374
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,154,630
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
30 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,008,122
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,156,711
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
£713,359
Total Gross Expenditure
£678,918

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
31 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,228,221
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,346,383
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,199,059
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,103,044
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
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
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,125,374
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,154,630
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
30 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,008,122
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,156,711
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
£1
Income From Government Grants
£3,000
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
£713,359
Total Gross Expenditure
£678,918
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£51,016
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
31 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
340822
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
884833
Income Investments
2566
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1228221
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,518
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,315,865
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1346383
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
28308
Expenditure Support Costs
244135
Expenditure Depreciation
10055
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-1363
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£303,583
Assets Total Fixed
22486
Assets Own Use
22485
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£516,731
Assets Total Liabilities
£235,634
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£303,583
Creditors One Year Total Current
235634
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£44,628
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
303583
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
303583
Count Employees
9
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
510751
Income Other Trading Activities
13687
Income Charitable Activities
674621
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1199059
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£67,479
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,035,565
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1103044
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
244137
Expenditure Depreciation
727
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2285
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£326,742
Assets Total Fixed
33599
Assets Own Use
33599
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£354,310
Assets Total Liabilities
£61,167
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£326,742
Creditors One Year Total Current
61167
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£95,226
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
272692
Funds Restricted
54050
Funds Total
326742
Count Employees
9
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
540196
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
585178
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1125374
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£103,159
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,051,471
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1154630
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4800
Expenditure Support Costs
184006
Expenditure Depreciation
4701
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£43,209
Assets Total Fixed
7447
Assets Own Use
7447
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£228,902
Assets Total Liabilities
£169,693
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£66,656
Creditors One Year Total Current
169693
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£100,482
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
50656
Funds Restricted
16000
Funds Total
66656
Count Employees
10
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
30 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
530770
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
477352
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1008122
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£117,612
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,039,099
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1156711
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
27150
Expenditure Support Costs
210654
Expenditure Depreciation
6949
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,099
Assets Total Fixed
9916
Assets Own Use
9916
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£237,759
Assets Total Liabilities
£226,558
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£21,117
Creditors One Year Total Current
226558
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£16,978
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8099
Funds Restricted
13018
Funds Total
21117
Count Employees
10
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
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
617918
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
95441
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
713359
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£111,956
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£566,962
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
678918
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24500
Expenditure Support Costs
182746
Expenditure Depreciation
6881
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£30,477
Assets Total Fixed
16270
Assets Own Use
16270
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£163,412
Assets Total Liabilities
£89,686
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£89,996
Creditors One Year Total Current
89686
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£7,764
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
30477
Funds Restricted
59519
Funds Total
89996
Count Employees
9
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
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1983-04-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH JANUARY 1983.
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION. TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA,MIME,AND DANCE AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES, PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries