Registered charity (CIO) · West Bromwich
The People's Orchestra
- 5 trustees
- Income £840k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.thepeoplesorchestra.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£840k£835k
- 2025£668k£688k
- 2024£499k£498k
Earlier years
- 2023£379k£429k
- 2022£643k£540k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE: 1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS AND MUSIC IN ALL ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS, RECITALS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF MUSICAL ENSEMBLES. 2. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AT THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS, BURSARIES AND DONATIONS.
Grants received
21 grants · £1,240,055 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £400,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £383,749 (7 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £193,400 (2 grants)
- Rank Foundation · £90,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £90,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Andrew Sandham Chair since 2021
- Amrit Kaur Sohal since 2021
- Julian Powell since 2023
- Matthew Wood since 2024
- Sarah Louise Marshall since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Sarah Louise Marshall since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Andrew Sandham Chair since 2021
- Julian Powell since 2023
- Matthew Wood since 2024
- Sarah Louise Marshall since 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Amrit Kaur Sohal since 2021
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
2.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.6 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1151321
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Mar 2013
- Contact on the register
- 01215692616 · hello@thepeoplesorchestra.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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