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Ulso Charitable Trust

Ulso Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 1198769) based in London, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Cyrus Ben Lyish Lyons since 2021. Latest income £16k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Ulso Trust (Charity Commission)

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £16k (2025)

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
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout London
Website
ulso.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£16k£17k
  • 2024£18k£17k
  • 2023£10k£21k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ULSO), THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS (INCLUDING MUSIC, OPERA, DRAMA, BALLET, AND OTHER ART FORMS CONSISTING OF OR RELATED TO MUSIC), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND TO PROVIDE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS. B. TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, ADVICE AND MENTORSHIP TO THE MEMBERS OF ULSO IN FURTHERING THEIR MUSICAL EDUCATION. C. TO AWARD TO PEOPLE OR ORGANISATIONS CONNECTED TO ULSO SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS, ALLOWANCES AND GRANTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

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

4.2y median 5y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2023
2024
incomespending£18k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198769
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 11 APR 2022 as amended on 27 Feb 2023
Contact on the register
07599298939 · trust@ulso.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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