CHARITY COMM15510N FOR EP4GiAND AND WALES Eallng Symphony Orchpstrn 287974 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Forthe pwiod To Q",IL19Q024 31108Q025 Section A Receipts and payments Rastri£ts4 fvnd8 ERdowmEni lund5 funds Tgtsl fvndts L* year Al Ro¢01 playe￿ Subscn￿c MeM*etT￿r P*mwts Nur ESO Concerts Cor*%rt Proce¢ds Gran COsa* wJ¥er DI￿d￿nds I IntsrBst 11.901 10.J30 24110 167 lfy.jls 24.110 58.167 10.345 11.r#)J 1215 1.•41 1215 1,141 1.605 5.107 5.979 T¥y Refunds i$celbneous AR) 123.6x1 MOB2 an see table . ent rotsl rn¢•lpts 12B.63Q A3Pa ToLrCoÉt& ¢ondwlor Leader pnncw FEeS. kn5tNment Hm Rehearsal Hall Hi Music PUDIW Pww9e. Pnntyn DnC8rt Hall Non ESO Con¢edS commi￿0￿￿ Fees PAis2U8neou 24y4 10,70T 9.662 10.#6 lJ.216 l479 974 10.707 2.610 1610 IN6 633 16.C 1248 S9.479 Sub lotal 109.$ A4 Asset and Investment Sub ioi*I 109.S91 114591 .471 Net ofrn¢•ipts/fpaym•ntsJ AS Transfers be￿eTr funds A6 Cash funds lastyear end Cash funds this y•ar•nd 14. 14.03 4,613 72. 72,680 58,641 CCXX R? xoiurrt5 {SSI 1819125 AG￿￿25 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestri£ted fvnds Re5trictwS funds to ne•reDt£ Endowment fuTrd8 to neAMt£ Jories 81 Cash lund8 4145 17.031 16.762 72AO nds funds Details Cwrrnntv•lu• 83 In¥estment ass•ts 17.r 17,rts) eurr•ntvalu• Do13 15 B4 A$8ets retsined for th• eharfty'5 own uoe BS Llabllltl•s ned ty one (K Yu$tse8 boh3W ulall Ihetrustee C>ate of , SMffFI 2( CCXX R2 a¢¢ourtlS {SSI AG￿￿25p7 Indgpendgnt Examin*s R•port to th• Tru*tees of Ealiry Symphony Orchwtra I report on the a¢¢ounts oftha Tn*t for the year ended 31 A￿uSt 2f25. R￿p￿tlY• rn8pon8ibilitiM of truste￿ and •xaminer The tharity's trustees are resp)nsibk for the preparatK)n of the accounis. The chafity'$ trustees ¢onwder that an audit is not required year (under secl 144{21 of the Chatitie5 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an indtyandent 8xarninatK)n is needed It is my resp(msibifty 10.. examine the aco)unts (under sectw)n 145 of the 2011 A£t) to folbw the prDLEthres la￿ I$7￿ wi the General gr￿7 by the L¥xllmi5SK)n (under sth1 145(5Xb) of Ihe 2011 Ad) Basls of Inde￿ndent oxamln•fs rnport My examinatKJn was carried out In accordan￿ 7*Tth the General Diredim given by the Charity Commiswn. An eX•nina￿￿ incI￿Je$ a review of the &c4)unting records kapt by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with th¢JSe records. It also includes ¢))nshJeraticm of any unusual ttems or di8(*)sures in the ac￿unIs. and seeking explanatK>ns from you as lty$t￿$ Concerning any suth mattws. The procedures undertaken do not provmle all the e¥thno that woukd be wuired in an audr(, and consequently ￿ o￿ll￿)n is given a5 to whethw the acLx*unts Presenl a 'true and falr and the rewrt IB limrtwj to tlw)se matter5 set out in the nexl stalernent. Indep￿dent examinor's 81•t¢m•nt In connection wrth my examinalion, no WAtter I￿S (xjne to my attent￿. (1) which gr¥es me rea$(Th￿e cause lo tthe that ill any mat￿￿ resr*rt the requirements to keep accounting records ¥i ￿cO[darKe with 13D of Ihe 2011 Act, and to prepare acctyjnts whth accord wth the aeeounbng rec(*d$ gnd cc*nply with the ￿CoUnts.ng Tequirements of the 2011 Art hava not been met, or (21 to which. in my opinion. attentKJffl Stwhj be dra*n ￿ order to enabkn a proper understanding of the a(tounts lo be reached. Name.. Timothy Simon Key Address.. 14 Park Hrfl L(XMlon W5 2JN 02J Sh3ned: AG￿￿25￿8 ## EALING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ## **Trustees’ report for the year 2024-25** ffie orchestra met its aims by promoting four public concerts in its home borough. It also jointly promoted with the Ealing Music Service a concert in the Royal Albert Hall where the ESO was joined by the Ealing Youth Orchestra and a massed children’s choir from Ealing schools. ffie orchestra was invited back to Csis, in Latvia, where members largely paid their own way but some orchestral funds were needed. Some members and the orchestra’s Voice Section participated in a Christmas concert in St Mary’s Church, Ealing, for charitable purposes. No orchestral funds were used for this. Members of the orchestra and the Voice Section presented the annual chamber music concert for the Friends of St Mary’s Perivale. experienced vocal coach (and ESO violinist) Melanie Crompton – is separately funded. ffiis non-orchestral activity does much to further members’ enjoyment and musicianship. to experience the sound of a full orchestra without having to sit – and keep quiet – through a full concert. ffiis was much appreciated by those who came. the award of a performance with orchestra to the overall winner of its concerto classes. ffie 2024 winner, Hedi Triki, performed with the ESO in October 2025, and the 2025 winner, Stephanie Qiao, will perform in October 2026. maintained. ffie August 2025 ‘summer jaunt’ was held over to early September, and was very well attended as conductor John Gibbons very kindly hosted it at his Oxfordshire home. As usual, helping to justify its charitable status, the orchestra programmed music which needs to be heard but tends to be played rarely by professional orchestras. In particular, the ESO’s complete cycle of George Lloyd’s symphonies reached No.fi5. Other examples included Lowell Liebermann’s First Flute Concerto, Paul Carr’s Saxophone Concerto, Ruth Gipps’s Second Symphony, Coleridge-Taylor’s _Valse de la Reine,_ Bliss’s _A Colour Symphony_ , and Malcolm Arnold’s _Concerto Gastronomique_ for Eater, Waiter and Orchestra. Luq of a concerto for electric violin and orchestra which she called _Machina Humana_ . ffie sounds achieved by Roberts Balanas, who had introduced his instrument to the audience, were enthralling, and it is hoped that the piece will be taken up elsewhere and its new sound will encourage more young people to think orchestral music worth hearing. Generous sponsorship was received from the Cockayne Foundation and from crowdfunding. the Royal Albert Hall, but the covid pandemic had made this impossible until the resulting backlog of RAH bookings had cleared. Eventually this morphed into a sold-out joint event led by the Ealing Music Service. ffie commission, _Ada in Ealing_ , was written by Michael Rosen, who narrated at the ērst performance, and composed by Laura Rossi. Members’ donations over several years covered most of the cost, so the eflect on ESO funds was much less than initially budgeted. Both of these commissions were repeated at the concert in Latvia. Many better-known works were played alongside the rarities. Some highlights were Debussy’s _La Mer_ , Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto (though this is itself something of a rarity), Bartók’s _Concerto for Orchestra_ , and Bernstein’s _West Side Story_ Symphonic Dances. ffie full programme can be found on the ESO website. conductor John Gibbons, who goes well beyond the call of duty. ffie orchestra is known for its sociability, and the pub is well-patronised affer rehearsals, but good players want to combine enjoyment with giving the best they can, and the orchestra surely deserves its ēne reputation. _AGM 2025 p9_