## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 1[st] September 2023 **Period start date To** 31[st] August 2024 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** London City Orchestra
**Charity registration number:** 1197207
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the Society shall be 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.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During this period, London City Orchestra has
put on six public concerts showcasing a range
of music, including one concert for children and
one community concert with a children’s
chorus.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||
|**Achievements and Performance**|||
||SORP reference||
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|-
The orchestra provides an opportunity
for nearly 100 musicians to benefit from
making music together, and has put on
5 public concerts, reaching over 1600
members of the public.
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The orchestra put on a free concert for
children and their families, with a range
of music. The concert was advertised in
schools in disadvantaged areas, and
offered children the opportunity to
conduct an orchestra, meet musicians
and have a go playing different
instruments. 300 people attended this
concert.
-
The orchestra took part in a community
festival, performing music in a local
park, and accompanying a children’s
chorus for their performance.
-
For each term, the charity has
continued to sponsor musicians who
would not otherwise have been able to
afford to play in the orchestra, including
a sponsored double bass role.
-
Our concerts have broadened the
scope of music available to the public,|
including music by female composers which have been only rarely performed. The orchestra has commissioned a new work by a young composer, to be premiered in the next season. - Raffles held as part of our concerts have raised £400 for charities.
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Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
objectives set Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives Para 1.41
Other
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|With £15,727.10 in its bank account on 31
August 2024, the London City Orchestra was in
a healthy financial position at the end of the
period, an increase of roughly £10,000 from the
previous year, owing in large part to starting
claiming Gift Aid, as well as a series of
successful and economical concerts.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The London City Orchestra aims to hold at
minimum £2,000 in its reserves at any time.
This is to ensure we can pay invoices for
musicians, conductors and other people who
provide services.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Minimum of £2,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None. We are strengthening our fundraising
activities, increasing member subscriptions and
exploring projects such as selling merchandise
to boost our income in response to the cost of
living crisis.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|●
Member Subscriptions
●
Concert Ticket Sales
●
Charitable Donations|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None|
|A description of the principal||Rising costs of venue hire and industry standard
rates for paying musicians and conductors.|
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Making Music model constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected by members at general
meetings of the charity.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|London City Orchestra|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1197207|
|Charity’s principal address|B/M London City Orchestra
PO BOX 12
LONDON
WC1N 3XX|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Nam**
**e of**
**pers**
**on**
**(or**
**body**
**)**
**entitl**
**ed to**
**appo**
**int**
**trust**
**ee (if**
**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Thomas
Fotheringham|Chair|||
||Zara Chiu Lea||||
||Philip Keller||||
||Pablo Urbina||||
||Nick Smith||Since 25/03/2025||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
||**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional**
**information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **Other optional information**
**N/A**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Thomas Fotheringham **Full name(s)** Thomas Fotheringham
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 29/06/2025
**Charity Name No (if any) LONDON CITY ORCHESTRA 1197207 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 9/1/2023 8/31/2024
## **CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**
Concert Income
**20,823**
Donation
**8,412**
Events for Members
**731**
Gift Aid
**7,693**
Member Subscriptions
**12,486**
Merchanidise
**559**
Sponsored Musicians
**1,020**
**-**
**51,724**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 51,724**
**A3 Payments**
Events for Members
**1,394**
Marketing
**2,021**
Merchandise
**794**
Miscellaneous
**2,436**
Music Hire
**4,200**
Musician and Conductor Costs
**22,516**
Raffle Disbursement
**420**
Venue Hire & PRS
**10,341**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 44,122**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 44,122**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 7,602**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 7,602**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**3,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,570**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,570**
**-**
**-**
**3,570**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**20,823**
**11,982**
**731**
**7,693**
**12,486**
**559**
**1,020**
**-**
**55,294**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**55,294**
**1,394**
**2,021**
**794**
**2,436**
**4,200**
**22,516**
**420**
**10,341**
**-**
**44,122**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**44,122**
**11,172**
**-**
**-**
**11,172**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**20,823**|**-**|
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,394**|**-**|
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**-**|**-**||
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**-**
**-**
**-**|**11,172**|**-**|
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||**-**||**-**|**-**|
||**3,570**||**11,172**|**-**|
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name
members of The London City Orchestra
On accounts for the year 31 August 2024 Charity no 1197207
ended (if any)
Set out on pages
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31 / 08 / 2024** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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||||||**Date:**||09/06/2025||
|**Signed:**|||||||||
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|**Name:**||Dorothy Lin|||||||
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|**Relevant professional**||n/a - gross income for Charity is below £250k|||||||
|**qualification(s) or body**|||||||||
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|**Address:**||51 Sclater Street|||||||
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**IER**
## **1. Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
Nothing to disclose. The accounts are kept in digital format, on a cash basis, and have sufficient detail for each record.
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**IER**