# THE HALIFAX ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1069486
- **Other names:** HALIFAX ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY, HALIFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 11, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1069486


## Contact

- **Address:** 34 White Wells Gardens, Scholes, Holmfirth
- **Postcode:** HD9 1TZ
- **Phone:** 01484683353
- **Email:** contact@halifaxorchestra.org
- **Website:** www.halifaxorchestra.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC BY MEANS OF REHEARSALS, LECTURES, THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

**Activities:** The Halifax Orchestral Society markets itself as the Halifax Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra gives three concerts per year in the Halifax, Calderdale region

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Calderdale



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £20490 | £16343 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £18779 | £15454 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £14423 | £13247 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £12360 | £11427 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £3460 | £1582 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RICHARD DAVID FARRAR** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 10, 2013
- BARBARA MARY SLADE — appointed Jan. 3, 2013
- Dr Heidi Ruth Stevens — appointed Dec. 5, 2022
- Dr Lesley-Anne Pearson — appointed Dec. 5, 2022
- Harry Royston BIGGS — appointed Sept. 24, 2012
- Joanne Margaret Lata — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- John Stanley Marshall — appointed Oct. 19, 2021
- MRS HEATHER JEFFERIES
- Tina Thrippleton — appointed Oct. 20, 2025