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Friends of the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra

To further the advancement of the musical education and training of children and young persons in Hampshire and neighbouring counties by providing support to the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra (HCYO), including the Chamber Orchestra, String...

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £24k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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
Hampshire
Website
www.hcyo.hmsensembles.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1976

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£24k£37k
  • 2024£18k£12k
  • 2023£25k£38k
Earlier years
  • 2022£32k£13k
  • 2021£7k£889

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

To further the advancement of the musical education and training of children and young persons in Hampshire and neighbouring counties by providing support to the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra (HCYO), including the Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra and any other ensembles that are directly associated with HCYO and overseen by the HCYO Musical Director and related staff.

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.

4 trustees on the board

0.8y median 0.5y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

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 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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£24k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
270998
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 FEBRUARY 1976 as amended on 10 Jun 2025
Contact on the register
07397 166042 · friends.of.hcyo@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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