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The Philharmonia Orchestra in Bedford Trust
- 6 trustees
- Income £37k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th 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
- Where
- Bedford
- Website
- www.philharmonia.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£37k£28k
- 2024£36k£29k
- 2023£35k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£33k£31k
- 2021£43k£17k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BOROUGH OF BEDFORD (THE "BOROUGH") THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE ART OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF:(A) THE RESIDENCY OF PHILHARMONIA IN THE BOROUGH;(B) SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CARRIED OUT BY PHILHARMONIA IN THE BOROUGH FROM TIME TO TIME; AND(C) SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER WILL ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BOROUGH THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE ART OF MUSIC."PHILHARMONIA" MEANS PHILHARMONIA LIMITED (COMPANY NUMBER 799297, REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 250277).
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Councillor Henry Vann since 2016
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
- David Steadman since 2020
- Georgina Murphy-Clifford since 2023
- Ivan Flack since 2023
- Ting Kuei since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Councillor Henry Vann since 2016
- David Steadman since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- David Steadman since 2020
- Georgina Murphy-Clifford since 2023
- Ivan Flack since 2023
- Ting Kuei since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Councillor Henry Vann since 2016
- Councillor John Wheeler since 2026
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170495
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 07 APR 2016
- Contact on the register
- 02079213900 · bedford.trust@philharmonia.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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