01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 27 December 2018
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £26,419
- Latest expenditure
- £29,581
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 77 MILL LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1BS
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.chesterphilorchestra.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY, PERFORMING AS CHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, IS ONE OF THE NORTH WEST'S PREMIER NON-PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS. WE HOLD 4 MAIN CONCERTS A YEAR, PARTICULARLY PROMOTING YOUNG SOLOISTS FROM THE AREA. OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY IN OR LISTEN TO VARIED PROGRAMMES OF CLASSICAL MUSIC.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,419
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,581
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £32,264
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,188
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £31,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,315
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £31,376
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,233
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,143
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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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £26,419
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,581
- 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
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £32,264
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,188
- 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
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £31,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £30,315
- 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
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £31,376
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,233
- 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
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,143
- 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
- 60
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
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
- CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2018-12-27T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2020-05-22T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 700688
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 700688
- Assoc Charity Name
- CHESTER ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Dec 2018
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THAT THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 609963
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests