# PHILHARMONIA LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 250277
- **Other names:** PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA, THE PHILHARMONIA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 28, 1966
- **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=250277


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 Chancel Street, London
- **Postcode:** SE1 0UX
- **Phone:** 02079213940
- **Email:** finance@philharmonia.co.uk
- **Website:** www.philharmonia.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE ART OF MUSIC (INCLUDING OPERA, MUSIC, DRAMA, BALLET AND ALL ART FORMS CONSISTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF MUSIC) PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (“THE OBJECTS”).2.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PLAYING MEMBERS OF ANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOR THE TIME BEING MAINTAINED BY THE CHARITY AND THE DEPENDENTS OF SUCH PERSONS.

**Activities:** The charitable objectives are the advancement of public education through the promotion and support of the art of music, particularly by the promotion and encouragement of orchestral music and the relief of povertyand distress amongst playing members of any symphony orchestra for the time being maintained by the Charity. We achieve this by maintaining a symphony orchestra of the highest quality.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- China
- Colombia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Isle Of Man
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Peru
- Poland
- Romania
- Scotland
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £11083033 | £10737998 | £8797836 | 40 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £10233752 | £10336789 | £8256384 | 40 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £8804771 | £9147659 | £8056610 | 44 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £8697741 | £8413352 | £8468528 | 38 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £12932227 | £7763813 | £8416760 | 36 |



## Trustees

- DAVID KEITH PICKARD — appointed April 10, 2025
- David Charles Aitman — appointed April 10, 2025
- Emma Lisney — appointed March 12, 2026
- Fiona Margaret Cornall — appointed March 20, 2025
- Howard Davies — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- James Samuel Buckle — appointed Feb. 9, 2021
- Johanne Hudson — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- Laurence Alexander Rolton — appointed March 20, 2025
- Luke Whitehead — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- Nick Bishop — appointed Feb. 15, 2024
- Paul Stoneman — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- Robert Looman — appointed March 12, 2026
- Soong Choo — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- Susan Hedger — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- Terence Rhodes Sinclair — appointed April 10, 2025