The London Symphony Orchestra Limited
Registered charity 232391 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout London
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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.
16 trustees on the board
- Sarah Quinn Chair since 2023
- Amanda Truelove since 2023
- Angela Barnes since 2019
- Ben Thomson since 2022
- Dame Mary Marsh since 2017
- Daniel Jemison since 2023
- David Jackson since 2018
- HHJ Anuja Dhir KC since 2023
- Harriet Rayfield since 2019
- Jonathan Moulds since 2011
- James Alexander Thomas since 2022
- Janis Elizabeth Susskind since 2019
- Mark Beddy since 2025
- Maxine Kwok since 2022
- Professor David Michael Gann CBE since 2021
- Stephen Doman since 2022
5.4y median 4y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Angela Barnes since 2019
- Dame Mary Marsh since 2017
- David Jackson since 2018
- Harriet Rayfield since 2019
- Jonathan Moulds since 2011
- Janis Elizabeth Susskind since 2019
15y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Sarah Quinn Chair since 2023
- Amanda Truelove since 2023
- Angela Barnes since 2019
- Ben Thomson since 2022
- Daniel Jemison since 2023
- David Jackson since 2018
- HHJ Anuja Dhir KC since 2023
- Harriet Rayfield since 2019
- Mark Beddy since 2025
- Maxine Kwok since 2022
- Professor David Michael Gann CBE since 2021
- Stephen Doman since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Dame Mary Marsh since 2017
- Jonathan Moulds since 2011
- James Alexander Thomas since 2022
- Janis Elizabeth Susskind since 2019
13
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 16Education/training 16Environment/conservation/heritage 1General 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 27Tech and media 7Education 6
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£28.8m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
1.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 2.1 in 2021
84 from 69 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
9%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.
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
- J & A Beare Cultural Trust 1 shared trustee
- Sinfonietta Productions Limited 1 shared trustee
- Henry Wood Hall Limited 1 shared trustee
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Lowry Centre Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Wales Millennium Centre Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.lso.co.uk |
| admin@lso.co.uk | |
| Phone | 02073821116 |
| Address | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, LONDON, EC2Y 8DS |
Finances
£28,805,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £11,765,000 | £12,240,000 |
| 2022 | £21,113,000 | £18,338,000 |
| 2023 | £21,518,000 | £21,130,000 |
| 2024 | £21,109,000 | £19,979,000 |
| 2025 | £28,805,000 | £24,601,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesTrustees (16)
16trustees
56median age
2aged 70+
- Sarah Quinnage band 50-54 Chair since 2023
- Amanda Trueloveage band 65-69 since 2023
- Angela Barnesage band 40-44 since 2019
- Ben Thomson since 2022
- Dame Mary Marshage band 75-79 since 2017
- Daniel Jemisonage band 50-54 since 2023
- David Jacksonage band 55-59 since 2018
- HHJ Anuja Dhir KC since 2023
- Harriet Rayfieldage band 55-59 since 2019
- Jonathan Mouldsage band 60-64 since 2011
- James Alexander Thomasage band 60-64 since 2022
- Janis Elizabeth Susskindage band 70-74 since 2019
- Mark Beddyage band 65-69 since 2025
- Maxine Kwok since 2022
- Professor David Michael Gann CBE since 2021
- Stephen Domanage band 35-39 since 2022
Linked company (Companies House)
London Symphony Orchestra Limited · 00083608 · Active
Private Limited Company · incorporated 17/02/1905
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (4)
- Sinfonietta Productions Limited 1 shared trustee
- J & A Beare Cultural Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Dames Commander Society 1 shared trustee
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation 1 shared trustee
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