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Registered charity · No. 1143751 · LondoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

West-Eastern Divan Trust UK

Income
£101k
▼ 40.6% on 2023
Expenditure
£142k
▲ 589.8% on 2023
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
3
5.7y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
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Overview

West-Eastern Divan Trust UK's network

3 people1 organisationi3 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is West-Eastern Divan Trust UK. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

3 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Daniel BarenboimTrustee2011
15 yrs
Ole BaekhoejTrustee2026
new
Philip PalumboTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

3 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Daniel BarenboimTrustee2011
15 yrs
Ole BaekhoejTrustee2026
new
Philip PalumboTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
5.3y
median 1y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
14.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 3 on the board

3 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Education/training 3Religious Activities 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Network

Network

iThe large node is West-Eastern Divan Trust UK. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2020 to 2024, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£50k£100k£150k£200k20242023202220212020£101.30k£141.61k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. West-Eastern Divan Trust UK has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20202021202220232024
Totals
Total income£89.94k£245£7£170.68k£101.30k
Total expenditure£79.12k£5.29k£5.55k£20.53k£141.61k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. West-Eastern Divan Trust UK has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 3 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202431 October 202516 October 202516 October 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 202428 October 202428 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202231 October 202331 October 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 December 202131 October 202214 November 202214 days lateNot requiredLate by 14 daysNone online
31 December 202031 October 202129 October 202129 October 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS MEANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:

  • (A)

    THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC;

  • (B)

    . THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MUSICAL EDUCATION;

  • (C)

    THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY AND THE PROMOTION OF TOLERANCE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:

    • (I)

      ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;

    • (II)

      WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RELIGION OR RACE; AND

    • (III)

      PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS THROUGH ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ENDEAVOURS BY THE SUPPORT OF SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE DANIEL BARENBOIM STIFTUNG, GERMANY AND WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA AS TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

What it does

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

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit
INTERNATIONAL as filed
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 13/05/2011AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 26/08/2011 as filed
Register history
  • 9 September 2011Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2011

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