London Firebird Orchestra
Company Registration No. 8392959 Registered Charity Number: 1151014
Report of Activities for the year ending 28 February 2023
This period is the first full fiscal year since the pandemic that was not impacted by any covid restrictions. The costs of seven largescale orchestral concerts fell within the period. These account for the rise in turnover and expenses. Concerts took place in in March 2022, two concerts in June 2022, a further Firebird for Schools concert in June 2022, September 2022, October 2022 and early February 2023.
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Bruch, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Dvorak, Ravel, Prokofiev, Avro Pärt and Yury Revich was performed. Firebird’s two Principal Guest Conductors, George Jackson and Michael Thrift, conducted the concerts. The orchestra collaborated with a stunning range of fantastic soloists including Emmanuel Bach, George Harliono, Yury Revich, Maciej Kulakowski and Firebird’s Artistic Director, Marc Corbett-Weaver. A further Firebird for Schools concert was presented by Ian Hislop and attended by over 300 children from seven different schools. Plans for a new Firebird Chamber Platform were also formed and the first chamber concerts scheduled. Audience numbers increased substantially from the covid years reaching capacities of between 200-300 attendees.
The increased number of concerts and their increased capacity naturally led to a substantial increase in concert income. Income from donations rose steadily too. The high reserves at the end of the previous period were spent on concert activities. Well over half of expenses were payments to performing artists. This high level of expenditure naturally resulted in a deficit, while income levels strengthened since the complications of covid, enabling the orchestra to return to full strength. The Board was also able to increase the level of support it offers performing artists too, which also accounted for the rise in expenditure in this area.
November 2023
David Baty (Chairman) , Marc Corbett-Weaver (Artistic Director) , Michael Manning Clark, Roderick Graham, Philip Rowley Trustees of London Firebird Orchestra
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London Firebird Orchestra
Company Registration No. 8392959 Registered Charity Number: 1151014
Financial Statements for the year ending 28 February 2023
| Notes Income 1 Concert income 2 Engagement fees 3 Voluntary income 4 Gift Aid Total Income Expenses 5 Payments to performing artists 6 Concert expenses 7 Recordings 8 Promotion 9 Insurance 10 Bank charges Total Expenses Surplus / (Deficit) for the year |
Year to 28 Feb ’23 £ 16,929 3,345 40,057 10,072 70,403 44,118 29,966 1,885 2,220 1,400 134 79,723 (9,320) |
Year to 28 Feb ‘22 £ 5,043 1,017 38,591 12,127 56,798 29,450 22,469 1,425 2,220 1,379 82 57,025 (227) |
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Notes
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1 Ticket sales and other income generated by the orchestra’s own productions.
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2 Fees paid by external promoters in respect of the orchestra’s performances. 3 Gifts donated to support the orchestra’s work.
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6 Venue hire, hire of percussion equipment and other musical instruments, hire or purchase of sheet music, catering and ancillary expenses, management and production costs
London Firebird Orchestra
Company Registration No. 8392959 Registered Charity Number: 1151014
Balance Sheet as at 28 February 2023
| ASSETS Fixed Assets Current assets Cash at bank and in hand Total current assets Current liabilities Total current liabilities Net Assets CAPITAL & RESERVES Reserves brought forward Surplus / (Deficit) for year Total Reserves |
Year to 28 Feb ’23 £ 0 18,061 18,061 0 0 18,061 27,381 (9,320) 18,061 |
Year to 28 Feb ’22 £ 0 27,381 27,381 0 0 27,381 27,608 (227) 27,381 |
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