# LONDON GAY SYMPHONIC WINDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160679
- **Other names:** LGSW
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 26, 2015
- **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=1160679


## Contact

- **Address:** 97 Brocklehurst Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE14 5RA
- **Phone:** 07732248521
- **Email:** lgswcommittee@gmail.com
- **Website:** lgsw.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** I. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS;II. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS;III. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; B. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; C. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** The LGSW welcome everyone regardless of their sexuality. We are a wind and percussion ensemble run by our members.  We provide public concerts that entertain the audience while also developing the skills and talents of our members with repertoire chosen by the membership.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £18549 | £17470 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £17339 | £16160 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £14510 | £13900 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £10411 | £10118 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2021 | £7898 | £7639 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ross Macrae** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 31, 2019
- Alexander Gilbert Chantrell — appointed June 19, 2025
- Celine Lessard — appointed June 19, 2025
- Christopher Ian Jackson — appointed March 1, 2015
- Dr Sophie Robbins — appointed Jan. 12, 2023
- Erik Holtz — appointed June 19, 2025
- Gregory Harrison-Carey — appointed Jan. 31, 2019
- Steven Dos Ramos Nunes — appointed June 19, 2025
- Thomas Jack Griffiths — appointed June 19, 2025