Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

OXFORD PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA TRUST 

PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, INCLUDING THE CARRYING ON OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ORCHESTRA KNOWN AS THE OXFORD PHILHARMONIC, AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£2,988£2,741£247£0£653£6532.91121
31/08/22£1,955£1,981£-26£0£405£4022.41021
31/08/21£1,063£1,043£20£0£432£43151031
31/08/20£1,371£1,381£-9£0£411£4033.500
31/08/19£2,061£1,908£153£0£421£4122.6110
31/08/18£1,739£1,584£156£0£268£2491.9100
31/08/17£1,517£1,634£-117£0£112£1120.8110
31/08/16£1,716£2,102£-386£0£404£3932.290
31/08/15£1,834£1,563£271£1,544£739£2772.170
31/08/14£2,013£1,829£184£9£519£4823.280
31/08/13£1,706£1,587£119£7£335£3092.390
31/08/12£1,412£1,524£-113£7£216£1981.6110
31/08/11£1,156£1,167£-11£8£329£3183.3100
31/08/10£1,140£1,011£129£5£340£3293.980
31/08/09£1,012£953£58£5£211£1932.460
31/08/08£785£756£29£4£153£125270
31/08/07£649£602£48£4£124£871.720
31/08/06£607£603£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£555£513£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£467£471£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 2.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years
(25 years as a company)

www.oxfordphil.com

info@oxfordphil.com

01865987222

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£313,597
John Ellerman Foundation£150,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards the salaries of both the Director and Chief Operating Officer.
£150,000 25/05/2023
Towards the salaries of both the Director and Chief Operating Officer.
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust
£10,000 22/02/2023
TASK fund donation towards general funds
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 11/07/2022
towards operating costs in yearend August 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 03/12/2021
Oxford Phil Ongoing Support
DCMS - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Pandemic Recovery Plan - serve the arts, safeguard jobs, support communities
£210,639 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Pandemic Recovery Plan - building organisational resilience, engaging communities, caring for culture
£102,958 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Oxford City Council - Grant to Oxford Philharmonic
£3,000 21/12/2018
Funding awarded to offer three free family concerts
Oxford City Council - Grant to Oxford Philharmonic
£3,000 09/02/2017
Funding was awarded to enable the organisation to increase the number of free family concerts delivered from 2 to 3 each year, to continue to offer discounted tickets for young people for concerts
Staples Trust - Core costs
£20,000 08/07/2015
Towards core costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-85
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/12/2000, number: 1084256
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/08/1998, number: 03608496
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 90 days late,
Main office

29a Teignmouth Road
London
NW2 4EB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, INCLUDING THE CARRYING ON OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ORCHESTRA KNOWN AS THE OXFORD PHILOMUSICA, AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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