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Registered charity · London

The London Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust

The London Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust is a registered charity (number 233700) based in London, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £1.1m (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as LSO Endowment Trust - Lord Mayor's Appeal 2004 (Charity Commission)

  • 1 trustee
  • Income £1.1m (2026)
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No individual trustees are listed on the register.

Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Lsoet Corporate Trustee Ltd.

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
www.lso.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1964

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£1.1m£4.6m
  • 2025£2.7m£1.5m
  • 2024£726k£402k
Earlier years
  • 2023£1.1m£638k
  • 2022£1.9m£294k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION MAINTENANCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR MUSICAL EDUCATION AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING OR ANY FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£2.7m 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.

0.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 16.2 in 2021

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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.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
233700
Status
Registered
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 12 SEPTEMBER 1963 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 22 OCTOBER 1991 AND 26 OCTOBER 2009. ORDER OF 9 MAY 2006 FOR POWER OF AMENDMENT. DEED OF AMENDMENT DATED 1 OCTOBER 2010. as amended on 27 Jun 2025
Contact on the register
02073822545 · info@lso.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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