ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 August 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03301572
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £50,893
Latest expenditure: £98,614
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Earl Street, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 1JR

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance public education in music in all its forms amongst all people especially children, young persons, schools and other places of learning.

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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,614

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: 31 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £91,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,934

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: 5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,848

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: 23 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £94,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,039

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: 15 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £34,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,396

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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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £50,893
Total Gross Expenditure: £98,614
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 15750
Income From Government Grants: £15,750
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
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: 31 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £91,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,934
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: Yes
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: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £40,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,848
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
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 23 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £94,729
Total Gross Expenditure: £101,039
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

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: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £34,891
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,396
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: 1

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-08-27T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/01/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/06/1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/11/2011
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND IN SO DOING:-(1) TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS AMONGST ALL PERSONS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER PLACES OF LEARNING. (11) TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER 0THE PLAYING OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BY ALL PERSONS ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND TO SEEK AND RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE FULFILMENT OF ALL SUCH OBJECTS BY THE ACQUISITION AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS, SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF LEARNING. (111) TO FURTHER THE CAUSE AND ENHANCE THE STANDARD OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AMONGST ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS AND PLACES OF LEARNING AND IN PURSUANCE THEREOF TO ARRANGE AND PRESENT CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDING THE RECORDING AND DISSEMINATION BY GIFT OR SALE OF MUSICAL RECORDINGS IN ALL SOUND AND VIDEO MEDIA AS AMY BE AVAILABLE FROM TIME TO TIME. (1V) TO INTRODUCE A WIDE ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC REPERTOIRE TO ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN ND YOUNG PERSONS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THEIR MUSICAL INTEREST BOTH AS PARTICIPANTS AND AUDIENCES. (V) TO PROMOTE ASSIST AND ENCOURAGE THE AWARENESS OF THE BENEFICIAL VALUE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC GENERALLY IN ALL ITS FORMS BY SUCH MEANS AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED EXPEDIENT AND APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 508959
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: E.C.O. CHARITABLE TRUST LTD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures