01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 May 1977
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01262018
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £8,595,617
- Latest expenditure
- £10,699,834
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: C B S O, BERKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2LF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cbso.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promoting concerts in Birmingham. Taking part in concerts at other venues in the UK and around the world. Broadcasting and recording work. Extensive education programme. Running 3 unpaid professional choruses and an auditioned youth choir in partnership with Birmingham Music Services. Management of CBSO Centre, the Orchestra's administration and rehearsal home and medium sized performance venue.
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
- 6 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,595,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,699,834
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,084,311
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,328,700
- 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
- 10 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,332,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,766,902
- 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
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,272,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,630,000
- 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
- 8 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,881,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,258,000
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
- 6 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £8,595,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,699,834
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,525,034
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 439
- 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
- 13 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,084,311
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,328,700
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,828,952
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 294
- 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
- 10 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £9,332,269
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,766,902
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,838,949
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 281
- 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
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,272,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,630,000
- 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
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,157,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 208
- 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
- 8 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,881,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,258,000
- 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
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,435,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 208
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
- 6 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6214722
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 181
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2351832
- Income Investments
- 23517
- Income Other
- 5365
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8595617
- Income Legacies
- 1152026
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £609,129
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,090,705
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10699834
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 344851
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2734487
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 257020
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1030000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,679,746
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3737913
- Assets Own Use
- 3737913
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3577000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,476,838
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,722,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,915,567
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1722184
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,288,275
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1102746
- Funds Restricted
- 2812821
- Funds Total
- 3915567
- Count Employees
- 118
- Charity Only 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
- 13 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6521836
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3555994
- Income Investments
- 6402
- Income Other
- 79
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10084311
- Income Legacies
- 267792
- Income Endowments
- 574500
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £665,508
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,663,192
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11328700
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 448081
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2601356
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 284212
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 281000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,621,062
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3808748
- Assets Own Use
- 3808748
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -4795000
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,186,226
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,569,262
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,630,712
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2569262
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £265,009
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -173938
- Funds Restricted
- 2804650
- Funds Total
- 2630712
- Count Employees
- 115
- Charity Only 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
- 10 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5321355
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4009175
- Income Investments
- 1529
- Income Other
- 210
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9332269
- Income Legacies
- 166203
- Income Endowments
- 44850
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £410,677
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,356,225
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 11766902
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 293651
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2276401
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 263550
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2189000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,369,997
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3204513
- Assets Own Use
- 3204513
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -5202000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,770,103
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,601,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,170,955
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2601661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £453,642
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1832003
- Funds Restricted
- 3002958
- Funds Total
- 1170955
- Count Employees
- 109
- Charity Only 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
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6656000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2609000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9272000
- Income Legacies
- 95133
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £284,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,346,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9630000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 256000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2088000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 257000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 672000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,059,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3419000
- Assets Own Use
- 3419000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -7510000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,853,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,959,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,197,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2959000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,538,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -4451000
- Funds Restricted
- 3254000
- Funds Total
- -1197000
- Count Employees
- 111
- Charity Only 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
- 8 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 6648000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 197000
- Income Investments
- 2000
- Income Other
- 34000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6881000
- Income Legacies
- 42000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £291,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,967,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6258000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 169000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1918000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 225000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -55000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,656,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3527000
- Assets Own Use
- 3527000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8557000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,950,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,603,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£2,683,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3603000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £4,199,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -5901000
- Funds Restricted
- 3218000
- Funds Total
- -2683000
- Count Employees
- 103
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Belgium
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Germany
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Switzerland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Japan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1977-05-04T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-04-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 217996
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 217996
- Assoc Charity Name
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ORCHESTRAL ENDOWMENT FUND
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/06/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/04/1980AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/09/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/09/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24/08/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/07/2015
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS, OF MUSIC, MIME, DRAMA, SINGING AND DANCING. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 289888
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CBSO
- Charity Name Id
- 289906
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Charity Name Id
- 289875
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- C B S O SOCIETY LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures