LONDON FIREBIRD ORCHESTRA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 February 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08392959
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £83,904
Latest expenditure: £89,795
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: London Firebird Orchestra, FORA, Douglas House, 131-151 Great Titchfield Street, London, W1W 5BB

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.londonfirebird.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of art and science of music through the management of an orchestra featuring musicians of the younger generation and the presentation of public concerts.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £83,904
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,795

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £83,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,138

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £70,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,723

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 30 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £35,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,566

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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £83,904
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,795
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: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £83,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,138
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £70,403
Total Gross Expenditure: £79,723
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £56,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,025
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £35,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,566
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 25

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON FIREBIRD ORCHESTRA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-02-28T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/02/2013
Charitable Objects: 4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A)THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS GENERALLY AND MUSIC PARTICULARLY, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF AN ORCHESTRA (AND OTHER MUSICAL GROUPS AS APPROPRIATE FROM TIME TO TIME) AND:(I)THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND OTHER MUSICAL AND RELATED EVENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;AND(II)THE PRESENTATION OF EVENTS FUSING MUSIC WITH COMEDY AND OTHER ART-FORMS IN ORDER TO MAKE CLASSICAL MUSIC MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO MAY PREVIOUSLY HAVE FELT EXCLUDED;(B)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, BY:(I)PRINCIPALLY INVOLVING IN THE ORCHESTRA YOUNG MUSICIANS AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMIES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, TO ENABLE THEM TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF PERFORMING IN PUBLIC AND AS PART OF AN ENSEMBLE; AND(II)PROVIDING AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC AND THE MAKING OF MUSIC TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN WORKSHOPS AND SIMILAR PARTICIPATIVE EVENTS;(C)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, BY:(I)PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING GRANTS, BURSARIES AND SPONSORSHIP, TO YOUNG MUSICIANS OR THOSE PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING OR INSTITUTIONS OR BODIES PROVIDING SUCH EDUCATION OR TRAINING;AND(II)ESTABLISHING COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE ORCHESTRA OR PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting 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: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures