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Description

The RPS seeks to create a future for music through the encouragement of creativity, the recognition of excellence and the promotion of understanding. Artistic activities focus on composers and young musicians and through a series of awards and discussion it seeks to raise the public consciousness of the finest music making today and create a forum for debate about the direction of classical music.

Also known as

Emily Anderson Prize for Violin Playing
Julius Isserlis Scholarship
Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship Fund
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society
Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize Fund
The Royal Philharmonic Society Prize Fund
The Royal Philharmonic Society Prizes Fund
Royal Philharmonic Violin Prize
Royal Philharmonic Society

...and 2 other names

The Royal Philharmonic Society

Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation

CCEW Charity number

213693

Company number

00186522

Registered

07 May 1964

Postcode

W1F 7BB

Website

philharmonicsociety.uk

Latest income

£840,690 (on 31 August 2023)

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

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Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Westminster

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

Performing and visual arts A11

UK Charity Activity Tags

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Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Music AR303

Theme (CCEW)

Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

Children/young People 201
Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

Makes Grants To Individuals 301
Makes Grants To Organisations 302
Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

National

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Charity financial history

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Year ending	Income (£)	Spending (£)
1964-05-07	Registered as a charity
2004-08-31	251,318	233,110
2005-08-31	216,367	248,613
2006-08-31	330,055	225,126
2007-08-31	437,062	281,580
2008-08-31	282,086	382,401
2009-08-31	339,137	440,058
2010-08-31	247,649	427,884
2011-08-31	407,292	433,689
2012-08-31	388,032	502,600
2013-08-31	357,464	617,468
2014-08-31	236,915	548,434
2015-08-31	342,237	516,086
2016-08-31	388,889	475,685
2017-08-31	289,035	522,188
2018-08-31	284,618	586,919
2019-08-31	289,635	477,760
2020-08-31	503,919	444,323
2021-08-31	775,256	614,666
2022-08-31	391,766	537,281
2023-08-31	840,690	524,607

Income and Spending

Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Charity people

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	2023 £	2022 £
Employees	4
Employees paid more than £60,000	1	1
Volunteers	-	-
Trustees	8

Employees

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Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended 31 August 2023.

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

	2023 £000s	2022 £000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income	172.4
Legacies	502.0
Endowments	-
Donations and legacies	674.4
Income from charitable activities	88.5
Income from other trading activities	-
Income from investments	74.4
Other income	3.5
Total	840.7	391.8

Expenditure
Investment management	3.9
Other spending on raising funds	28.4
Spending on raising funds	32.3
Grants to institutions	47.5
Other charitable activities	444.8
Charitable activities	492.3
Other spending	-
Total	524.6	537.3

Net income / (expenditure)	316.1	(145.5)

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at 31 August 2023.

	2023 £000s	2022 £000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets	-
Investment assets	1,804.1
	1,804.1

Current assets
Current investment assets	-
Cash	329.6
Other current assets	51.1
	380.7

Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year	(14.5)
Net current assets	366.2

Total assets less current liabilities	2,170.3

Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year	-

Net assets	2,170.3

Funds
Endowment funds	-
Restricted funds	1,537.0
Unrestricted funds	633.4
	2,170.3

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

Royal Philharmonic Society

GB-CHC-213693

Grants received

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Date	Funder		Amount awarded	Description
23 Nov 2023	John Ellerman Foundation Arts	GB-CHC-263207	£75,000 3 years	Core costs, to include a contribution to the CEO, General Manager and Programme Coordinator's salaries Dec 2023 to Dec 2026
04 May 2020	Arts Council England	GB-CHC-1036733	£35,000	RPS Emergency Response Fund application
23 Jul 2018	Arts Council England	GB-CHC-1036733	£30,000	RPS Women Conductors
20 May 2005	Woodward Charitable Trust	GB-CHC-299963	£910 May 2005	Donation for launch of Susan Chilcott Scholarship May 2005
10 Feb 2005	Woodward Charitable Trust	GB-CHC-299963	£3,791 Feb 2005	solicitors fees re Susan Chilcott Scholarship Fund Feb 2005
27 Jan 2005	Woodward Charitable Trust	GB-CHC-299963	£50,000 Jan 2005	Towards the Susan Chilcott Scholarship. Jan 2005

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

John Ellerman Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
Woodward Charitable Trust (3 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.