## **Thames Youth Orchestra** Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 Thames Youth Orchestra Reference and administrative details Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 August 2025 ## **Table of Contents** 2 Thames Youth Orchestra ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|Thames Youth Orchestra| |---|---| |Registered charity number|1121177| |Address|c/o 13 Southfield Gardens| ||TWICKENHAM| ||TW1 4SZ| |Web site|www.thamesyouthorchestra.co.uk| |Trustees|Andrew Lenon - Chair| ||Simon Ferris – Musical Director| ||Ben Porter| ||Rebecca Bevan| ||Katie Lodge| ||Richard Hammond-Hall| |Independent Examiner|Ben Fosker| ||23 Second Cross Road| ||Twickenham| ||TW2 5QY| |Bankers|Lloyds Bank| ||83 High Street| ||Walton-on-Thames| ||Surrey| ||KT12 1DU| 3 Thames Youth Orchestra ## **Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 August 2025** ## **Objectives and Activities** The purpose of Thames Youth Orchestra (“the Charity”) continues to be to advance the musical education of young persons by providing a unique musical experience, particularly those resident in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames or the surrounding areas, by the provision of training in orchestral playing and the presentation of public concerts. The orchestra has a sister ensemble, the Thames Youth Jazz Orchestra, which also join them on their annual tour. The Orchestra rehearses each week during school term time and generally performs one concert at the end of each term. Each summer the Orchestra organises a tour abroad lasting around one week. The Orchestra owns a small number of instruments which are used in rehearsals and performances, and for providing training to young musicians on instruments which are difficult to access or less popular. ## **Achievements and performance** During the year the Orchestra had around 65 playing members from more than 20 different schools. Concerts included the following: 8 September 2024 - TYJO Gig | Classic Boat Festival, _St Katharine Docks_ 14 December 2024 - TYO Christmas Concert with the Choir of All Saints Church _All Saints Church, Kingston_ 11 January 2025 - TYO Concert | _St Andrew’s Church, Surbiton_ **Vaughan Williams** The Wasps Overture **William Walton** Crown Imperial **William Walton** Spitfire Prelude and Fugue **Vaughan Williams** Symphony No. 8 28 February 2025 - TYJO Gig | _FUSEBOX, Kingston_ 8 April 2025 - TYO Concert | _Christ Church, East Sheen_ **Turina** Ritmos **Granados** 12 danzas espanolas **Rodrigo** A la busca del más allá **Albeniz** Iberia 12 July 2025 - TYO Concert | _St Andrew's Church, Surbiton_ **Waxman** The Bride of Frankenstein Suite **Waxman** Captains Courageous Suite **Tiomkin** The High and Mighty Suite **Newman** How the West Was Won Overture **Herrmann** Vertigo Suite **Korngold** The Adventures of Robin Hood Symphonic Suite During August 2025 current and previous playing members of the Orchestra and Big Band undertook a tour to Spain performing a varied programme ranging from Richard Rodney Bennett Serenade and Hue Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra to jazz band concerts. 4 Thatnes Youth Orchestra Financial review This year saw an increase in Teceipts and payment& Receipts were £83.493 (2024:£65,714). PIayer numbets 2nd subsctiption costs increased. seeing combined subscripti(ms ￿tween the tWD ensembles in(xcase from £19,329'iti 2024 to C27266 in 2025. The size of the tour gTrup also signthcandy irAcreased in compatison vpith the ptevious ye2r, with 10 rn0￿ students jointng in 2025 (39 totaI). The increase in tour costs was relative to the increase in the cohort st2e. Payments incrvdscd to £83.390 (2024: £71,831). This inueAse notsble in music hire and instrument putchase costr, as wdl as concert costs across both eosembles. Despite the inctease tn Faymeut5 tn*4e by the organisation. the reserwes were left at £4692 which was a significant increase ort the previous year (2024: £418.820). showiJ)g that the increase in TYO subscription costs played a vital role in impTOF1￿ the fingncigl situation of the two ensemble& Strnctute, Governance and Management Thames Youth Otthesttyd ts an unincotFK>rated association govcmed by a constitution adopted 9 Septcmbcr 2007 as 2tnendcd on 12 Febru2ry 2024. The Trustees generally meet once a term to set stratcgy and ovttsee the day-to-day operatioAs of thc Chariry which are tDaDagcd by the Music91 DirectoI (who is a Trustee) and supported by a FJit-time TreLsurer 2nd Admtnistrxtor. Thc TDJStees h2Fe cc)tnpiicd wAth tlleir dury tn have due regard to the guidancc publi benefit pubh.shed by the Chartty Commission io cxercising their EM)wers aod dutic& Approved by the T￿￿te&s on - jod Signed on their behalf by Èar&J Ttustee Thames Youth Orchestra |**Receipts and payments for the**
**year ended 31 August 2025**|||| |---|---|---|---| ||**2025**|**2024**|**2023**| |**Income**|||| |Subscriptions - Thames Youth
Orchestra|23646|
17464|
24324| |Subscriptions for upcoming year|-|320|-| |Subscriptions - TYJO|3300|
-|
-| |TYJO Income|699|
1865|
3223| |Subscriptions - Friends|145|
180|
480| |Donations -general & sponsorship|474.76|
730|
559| |Gift aid from Inland Revenue|-|
2015|
2976| |Grants|375|
1125|
-| |Concert tickets and refreshments
sales|3644|
5800|
7315| |Tour payments from players|51010|
35800|
52770| |Tourpayments - forpreviousyear|200|-|-| |Other income|-|
414|-| ||||| |**Total receipts**|83493|
65714|
91647| ||||| |**Expenditure**|||| |Coaching/staff - Thames Youth
Orchestra|10150|
9400|
9400| |Coachingfrompreviousyear - TYO|500|
2200|
1700| |Thames Youth Jazz Orchestra
(TYJO)|3290|
1884|
1305| |Music hire/purchase|4466|
3473|
2785| |Concert costs|7696|
6459|
8888| |Concert costs - Deposits for concerts
in following year|50|
100|-| |Concert costs - frompreviousyear|-|
289|
-| |Orchestra tour|51295|
41026|
64839| |Orchestra tour - from previous year|506|
2063|
1204| |Organisation and instrument
insurance|1013|
1160|
1090| |Instrument purchase and
maintenance|1163|
170|
220| |Instrument purchase and
maintenance - frompreviousyear|85|
85|| 6 Thames Youth Orchestra |Administration|3162|
3522|
3803| |---|---|---|---| |Admin costs frompreviousyear|15|-|-| ||||| |**Totalpayments**|83,390|
71,831|
95,233| ||||| |**Cash balance at 1 September 2024**|6,336|
12,453|
16,039| |**Cash balance at 31 August 2025**|5,514|
6,336|
12,453| ||||| |All amounts relate to unrestricted
funds|||| ||||| |**Statement of assets and liabilities**
**at 31 August 2025**|||| ||||| |**Current assets**|**2025**|**2024**|**2023**| |Prepayments|0|
0|
0| |Cash at bank|5,514|
6,336|
12,453| ||||| |**Total**|5,514|
**6,336**|**12,453**| ||||| |**Current liabilities**|||| |Deferred income|0|
0|
0| |Accruals|-822|
-5,917|
-4,052| ||||| |**Total**|-822|
**-5,917**|**-4,052**| ||||| |**Total assets less current liabilities**|**4,692**|**419**|**8,401**| |**Net assets**|**4,692**|**419**|**8,401**| ||||| |**Funds**|||| |Unrestricted funds|4,692|
419|
8,401| ||||| |**Total funds**|**4,692**|**419**|**8,401**| 7 Thames Youth Orchestra ## Independent Examiner’s Report Year ended 31 August 2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Thames Youth Orchestra (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 08 / 2025 set out on pages 6-7. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: · the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or · the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or · the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ben Fosker 9 June 2026 23 Second Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5QY 8