The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Trust
Registered charity 232370 Registered since 1964
Operates: Islington
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- SIR Peter Ellwood Chair since 2008
- Andrew Jeffrey Storey since 2024
- Charles Philip Fairweather since 2022
- John Ellis Bimson since 2006
11y median 11y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- SIR Peter Ellwood Chair since 2008
- John Ellis Bimson since 2006
26.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- SIR Peter Ellwood Chair since 2008
- John Ellis Bimson since 2006
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew Jeffrey Storey since 2024
- Charles Philip Fairweather since 2022
4
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 3Education/training 2Accommodation/housing 1Other Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 7Business services 4Finance 3
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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 5 years.
incomespending£117k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Charles Fairweather Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Kings Cross Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre Similar size; both Arts and culture
- House of Imagination Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Music AT Malling LTD Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| firtha@rpo.co.uk | |
| Phone | 02076088800 |
| Address | 15 RUTHERFORD WAY, WEMBLEY PARK, LONDON, HA9 0BP |
Finances
£117,363 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £108,180 | £900 |
| 2022 | £108,043 | £1,020 |
| 2023 | £108,000 | £2,405 |
| 2024 | £118,427 | £2,140 |
| 2025 | £117,363 | £4,042 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceOther Charitable ActivitiesTrustees (4)
4trustees
76median age
3aged 70+
- SIR Peter Ellwoodage band 80-84 Chair since 2008
- Andrew Jeffrey Storeyage band 55-59 since 2024
- Charles Philip Fairweatherage band 75-79 since 2022
- John Ellis Bimsonage band 75-79 since 2006
Connected charities (3)
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Charles Fairweather Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Cordwainers Educational and Training Charitable Trust Company 1 shared trustee
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