City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 March 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £45,622
Latest expenditure: £39,507
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 18 Cavendish Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 7US

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ccso-online.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra has around 60 playing members; holds rehearsals; performs six public concerts in West Road Concert Hall Cambridge in a normal season; publishes programmes and publicity materials in the Cambridge area and online. Young soloists are engaged for most of the concerts, and a young conductor's competition has recently been held.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,507

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,903

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,562

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,664

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,731
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,620

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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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,507
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,739
Total Gross Expenditure: £34,903
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,562
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,200
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,664
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: 12

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-03-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 3RD FEBRUARY 2003 AND AS AMENDED 21 SEPTEMBER 2004. AS AMENDED ON 30 APR 2019AS AMENDED ON 12 MAY 2020
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF MUSIC, FOR EXAMPLE BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: BY HOLDING CONCERTS AND LECTURES ABOUT MUSIC TO WHICH THE PUBLIC SHALL BE ADMITTED WHETHER ON PAYMENT OR OTHERWISE; BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRACTICE OF MUSIC BY AMATEUR PLAYERS OF STRING INSTRUMENTS; BY ISSUING PUBLICATIONS CONDUCTIVE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION; AND/OR BY UNDERTAKING AND EXECUTING ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS ESTABLISHED OR CONSTITUTED WHOLLY FOR PROMOTING THE APPRECIATION, STUDY OR PRACTICE OF MUSIC: AND (2) TO PROMOTE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY ASSISTING YOUNG MUSICIANS, BEING PERSONS OF MODERATE OR LIMITED MEANS, IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING.
Area Of Benefit: CAMBRIDGE.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 466352
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE STRING PLAYERS

Charity Name Id: 466356
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management