# ORION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1145038
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 13, 2011
- **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=1145038


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 St Giles Road, Camberwell, London
- **Postcode:** SE5 7RL
- **Phone:** 07928703131
- **Email:** admin@orionorchestra.org.uk
- **Website:** www.orionorchestra.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS IN GENERAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ART OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:I) THE PROVISION OF EXCEPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BEST YOUNG TALENT AND RECENT GRADUATES FROM THE UK'S MUSIC COLLEGES AND CONSERVATOIRES BY WORKING UNDER PROFESSIONAL REHEARSAL CONDITIONS AND TO THE HIGHEST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, WHICH CAN INTRODUCE AND ENGAGE NEW AND EMERGING AUDIENCES.II) THE REDISCOVERY; PROMOTION AND PERFORMANCE OF NEGLECTED MASTERPEICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF BRITISH COMPOSERS, AND THE COMMISSIONING OF NEW MUSICAL WORKS.

**Activities:** The Orion Orchestra is a London-based symphony orchestra for exceptionally talented young musicians soon to leave music college. Performing within the city's most prestigious venues, it aims to encompass the full range of orchestral styles and disciplines its members will encounter in their later professional lives, from operatic and orchestral music to contemporary and fusion styles.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £133992 | £118554 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £142675 | £113438 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £103281 | £114354 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £81782 | £69392 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £22824 | £8278 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Andrew Hollingsworth — appointed Jan. 16, 2014
- CHRISTIAN GROBEL — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Charles Kirby — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Christopher John Colosimo — appointed June 13, 2022
- Denis Cassidy — appointed Oct. 25, 2018
- IAN MCLEAN ADAMS — appointed June 13, 2022
- Janet Cassidy — appointed Oct. 25, 2018
- Karen Phillipps — appointed Oct. 25, 2018
- MARGARET POLLOCK — appointed Oct. 4, 2017
- Peter Sheppard — appointed April 9, 2024
- TOBY PURSER — appointed June 13, 2019