CONTINUO FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 7 May 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £330,150
Latest expenditure: £379,990
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 64 BARKSTON GARDENS, LONDON, SW5 0EL

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.continuofoundation.co.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Continuo Foundation supports the UK Early Music sector and helps it to flourish. Continuo awards project grants to period-instrument ensembles to share music heritage through outstanding creative projects enabling live concerts across the UK, and in important recordings. Continuo also promotes Early Music through the Continuo Connect website and newsletter, focused on growing audiences nationwide.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 21 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £330,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,990

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £403,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,362

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £281,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,508

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £285,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £228,929

Fin Period Start Date: 7 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £420,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £247,058

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £330,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,990
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £403,561
Total Gross Expenditure: £311,362
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £281,550
Total Gross Expenditure: £301,508
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £285,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £228,929
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 7 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £420,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £247,058
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CONTINUO FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-05-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: CONTINUO FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-21T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5106754
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1175166
Assoc Charity Name: BAROQUE AT THE EDGE

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 May 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC HERITAGE AND HISTORICALLY-INFORMED PERFORMANCE PRACTICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO UK BASED PERIOD ENSEMBLES AND FREELANCE MUSICIANS SPECIALISING IN REPERTOIRE FROM THE MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, BAROQUE, CLASSICAL AND EARLY ROMANTIC PERIODS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures