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The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-232391 .
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Description

The principal activity of the LSO is the provision of a Symphony Orchestra for high quality musical performances, broadcasting and recordings and supporting this work with a music education programme designed to reach a wide range of people.

Also known as

  • The London Symphony Orchestra Limited
  • Lso
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • London Symphony Orchestra Limited
  • London Symphony Orchestra Limited
  • London Symphony Orchestra Ltd

CCEW Charity number

232391

Company number

00083608

Registered

Postcode

EC2Y 8DS

Website

lso.co.uk

Latest income

£21,113,000 (on )

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

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

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

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Media AR203
  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Music AR303
  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Orchestra AR306
  • Education ED

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1964-05-08 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 9,875,031 9,800,470
2005-07-31 13,361,423 12,394,660
2006-07-31 11,362,684 10,960,702
2007-07-31 14,185,517 13,411,959
2008-07-31 13,632,000 13,467,000
2009-07-31 16,052,000 15,559,000
2010-07-31 15,735,000 15,574,000
2011-07-31 17,681,705 16,477,001
2012-07-31 16,506,000 15,992,000
2013-07-31 16,271,000 16,492,000
2014-07-31 16,028,000 15,980,000
2015-07-31 16,719,000 16,977,000
2016-07-31 14,613,679 14,699,192
2017-07-31 18,271,794 16,982,913
2018-07-31 20,009,867 19,183,451
2019-07-31 20,419,000 19,691,000
2020-07-31 16,609,000 16,746,000
2021-07-31 11,765,000 12,240,000
2022-07-31 21,113,000 18,338,000
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.

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 67 69
Employees paid more than £60,000 6 6
Volunteers 2 -
Trustees 17
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 7.9 7.1
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 7.9 7.1
Income from charitable activities 10.3 3.6
Income from other trading activities 0.5 0.0
Income from investments 0.0 -
Other income 2.4 1.0
Total 21.1 11.8
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 1.1 1.0
Spending on raising funds 1.1 1.0
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 17.2 11.2
Charitable activities 17.2 11.2
Other spending - -
Total 18.3 12.2
Net income / (expenditure) 2.8 (0.5)

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

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.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.4 1.9
Investment assets - -
2.4 1.9
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 3.8 2.7
Other current assets 5.3 4.8
9.0 7.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (3.2) (3.8)
Net current assets 5.9 3.7
Total assets less current liabilities 8.3 5.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 8.3 5.6
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.5 0.2
Unrestricted funds 7.8 5.3
8.3 5.6

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 1,975,000 1,975,000
Government contracts as % of total income 9.4% 16.8%
Number of government contracts 1 1
Government grants
Income from government grants - 3,184,000
Government grants as % of total income - 27.1%
Number of government grants - 3

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Grants received

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Received 16 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.

Date Funder Amount awarded Description
BBC Children in Need
Cost of Living Uplift
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to London Symphony Orchestra
Oct 2022
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£423,000 Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts
£398,820 WCF award - COVID19 response
City Bridge Trust
COVID19 London Community Response Fund - Wave 2
£40,573 Grant to London Symphony Orchestra
BBC Children in Need
Small Grants
£30,000
3 years
Grant to London Symphony Orchestra
Sep 2020 to Sep 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE)
£846,000 London Symphony Orchestra - Culture Recovery Fund
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE)
£423,000 London Symphony Orchestra - Culture Recovery Fund Two
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Arts Council England - National Portfolio Organisations
£2,246,641 National Portfolio Organisations 2018-2022
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts
£20,000 Main Grants award
BBC Children in Need
Small Grants
£29,952
3 years
Grant to London Symphony Orchestra
Sep 2017 to Sep 2020

Data source

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

The London Symphony Orchestra Limited

GB-CHC-232391

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

Data download service provided by the Charity Commission

Last fetched from source: 2024-03-27

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