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London Philharmonic Orchestra Limited

London Philharmonic Orchestra Limited is a registered charity (number 238045) based in London, governed by 18 trustees and chaired by Catherine Hogel since 2013. Latest income £15m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 18 trustees
  • Income £15m (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and more
Website
www.lpo.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
London Philharmonic Orchestra Limited
Registered
1965

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£15m£15m
  • 2024£13m£12m
  • 2023£13m£14m
Earlier years
  • 2022£11m£10m
  • 2021£7.3m£6.7m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, AND SINGING AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE ONLY. AND, AS ANCILLARY TO THE FOREGOING OBJECTS TO HOLD AND PARTICIPATE IN CONCERTS, AND TO PERFORM ORCHESTRAL AND INSTRUMENTAL WORKS, OPERAS, BALLETS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OF THIS KIND AND TO FORM AND MAINTAIN A SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDING TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THIS AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND ABROAD.

Grants received

7 grants · £4,123,022 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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.

18 trustees on the board

4.3y median 4.5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

Portfolio (7)

16
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 18Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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 27Professional services 12Retail and trade 10

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£14.6m latest income
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.

1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 8.9 in 2021

40 from 40 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
238045
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/10/1939AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/12/1949AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/05/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/1993NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22/05/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/06/2012
Companies House
Company number 00357059 · Active
Contact on the register
02078404200 · david.burke@lpo.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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