EAST LONDON LATE STARTERS ORCHESTRA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 July 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07307638
Financial period: 13 September 2024 – 12 September 2025
Latest income: £218,390
Latest expenditure: £182,909
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Capital Office, 124 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ellso.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ELLSO's aim is to promote public knowledge and appreciation of music by means of the establishment and maintainance of a community orchestra which will provide opportunity for the structured group learning of instrumental and vocal performance by late starters, and encourage participation by them in all aspects of music.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £218,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,909

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £185,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,540

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £177,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,608

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £151,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,648

Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 12 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £118,971

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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: 13 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £218,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £182,909
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £185,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,540
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £177,502
Total Gross Expenditure: £173,608
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £151,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £131,648
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 13 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 12 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 12 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £118,971
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: 50

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EAST LONDON LATE STARTERS ORCHESTRA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-07-22T00:00:00

Charity Name: EAST LONDON LATE STARTERS ORCHESTRA
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2011-04-05T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1012719
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1012719
Assoc Charity Name: EAST LONDON LATE STARTERS ORCHESTRA

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 07 JULY 2010
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC PARTICULARLY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA WHICH WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STRUCTURED GROUP LEARNING OF INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY LATE STARTERS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY THEM IN ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT LONDON.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 397591
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ELLSO

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures