Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

KINGSTON 3A ORCHESTRA

Weekly (in term time) rehearsals leading to concerts twice or three times a year open to public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£18£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£24£22£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£19£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£17£15£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

kingstonthirdageorchestra.org.uk

secretary@kingstonthirdageorchestra.org.uk

02087856880

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • CATHERINE LIANOS Appointed: 2021
  • CHRIS POCOCK Appointed: 2017
  • JONATHAN LAW Appointed: 2021
  • PERRY DUNCAN CRISPIN NEWENT KITCHEN Appointed: 2017
  • PETER ANNING Appointed: 2015
  • SUSAN JENNIFER BULMER Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/02/2011, number: 1140445
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

13 Landford Road
Putney
London
London
SW15 1AQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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