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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-506276 .
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Description

Promoting concerts in Birmingham. Taking part in concerts at other venues in the UK and around the world. Broadcasting and recording work. Extensive education programme. Running 3 unpaid professional choruses and an auditioned youth choir in partnership with Birmingham Music Services. Management of CBSO Centre, the Orchestra's administration and rehearsal home and medium sized performance venue.

Also known as

  • C B S O Society Limited
  • Cbso
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony orchestra

CCEW Charity number

506276

Company number

01262018

Registered

Postcode

B1 2LF

Website

cbso.co.uk

Domain

cbso.co.uk

Latest income

£9,332,269 (on )

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

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

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.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • United States

Registered Office in the UK

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-506276 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 506276 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

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 » Choirs AR301
  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Music AR303
  • Arts AR » Performing art AR300 » Orchestra AR306
  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Education ED
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101

Theme (CCEW)

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1977-05-04 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 7,199,552 7,218,672
2005-03-31 7,633,735 7,779,090
2006-03-31 6,771,235 7,459,244
2007-03-31 7,884,392 8,061,925
2008-03-31 8,162,939 7,819,355
2009-03-31 9,493,048 8,804,326
2010-03-31 9,780,684 9,565,395
2011-03-31 8,752,366 8,834,723
2012-03-31 8,789,846 8,624,766
2013-03-31 8,512,735 8,521,930
2014-03-31 10,002,943 9,518,408
2015-03-31 9,935,354 8,866,039
2016-03-31 8,634,324 8,735,863
2017-03-31 9,006,000 8,568,000
2018-03-31 8,745,000 9,395,000
2019-03-31 9,836,000 9,827,000
2020-03-31 10,451,000 10,898,000
2021-03-31 6,881,000 6,258,000
2022-03-31 9,272,000 9,630,000
2023-03-31 9,332,269 11,766,902
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.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 109 111
Employees paid more than £60,000 2 1
Volunteers 281 208
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

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

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

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.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 5.1 6.6
Legacies 0.2 0.1
Endowments 0.0 -
Donations and legacies 5.3 6.7
Income from charitable activities 4.0 2.6
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 0.0 -
Other income 0.0 0.0
Total 9.3 9.3
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 0.4 0.3
Spending on raising funds 0.4 0.3
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 11.4 9.3
Charitable activities 11.4 9.3
Other spending - -
Total 11.8 9.6
Net income / (expenditure) (2.4) (0.4)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

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.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 3.2 3.4
Investment assets - -
3.2 3.4
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 0.5 3.5
Other current assets 5.3 2.3
5.8 5.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (2.6) (3.0)
Net current assets 3.2 2.9
Total assets less current liabilities 6.4 6.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 6.4 6.3
Defined benefit pension scheme (5.2) (7.5)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 1.2 (1.2)
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3.0 3.3
Unrestricted funds (1.8) (4.5)
1.2 (1.2)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 2,838,949 4,157,000
Government grants as % of total income 30.4% 44.8%
Number of government grants 3 5

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

Grants received

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Received 19 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£18,000
1 month
Grant to City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Investment Funds
£4,750 Investment funds
The Foyle Foundation
Main Grants Scheme
£30,000 Arts
Arts Council England £2,221,113 NPO 2022/23 extension
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£180,000
3 years
Grant to City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Fenton Arts Trust £4,000 Grant to City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE)
£480,000 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE)
£843,000 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
John Ellerman Foundation
Arts
£150,000
3 years
towards costs of a programme of commissioning new work
Jul 2019 to Jul 2022
Wolfson Foundation
Arts and Humanities
£44,000 Grant to City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Data source

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

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.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

GB-CHC-506276

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