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Westmorland Youth Orchestra
- 5 trustees
- Income £38k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.wyo.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£38k£43k
- 2024£24k£36k
- 2023£19k£38k
Earlier years
- 2022£28k£33k
- 2021£15k£29k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION PRIMARILY OF THOSE YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 19 WHO ARE ORDINARILY RESIDENT, OR RECEIVE THEIR EDUCATION, WITHIN THE AREA OF THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING IN ORCHESTRAL PLAYING AND THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS; AND FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALLBE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Grants received
3 grants · £11,200 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £5,500
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £5,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £700
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Oliver Wates Chair
- Bridget Mary Starling since 2025
- David Hugh Ozanne since 2022
- Rachel Lee since 2025
- Yvonne Hulme since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Oliver Wates Chair
- Rachel Lee since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Bridget Mary Starling since 2025
- David Hugh Ozanne since 2022
- Yvonne Hulme since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075179
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 DECEMBER 1994 AMENDED 5 FEBRUARY 1999
- Contact on the register
- 01539443183 · admin@wyo.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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