Management and governance

Thames Vale Youth Orchestra Trust is a registered charity (Charity number: 1144327) that provides young musicians with the opportunity to play an instrument within a symphony orchestra. The charity provides the young musicians with dedicated tutoring and the opportunity to play two prestigious concerts in a year. Concerts are open to all the community and are advertised locally. The charity is recognised by HMRC for the purposes of Gift Aid.

TVYO trustees

Timothy Softley
John Bales
David Pope

TVYO management committee

Chair: Timothy Softley
Treasurer: John Bales
Admissions secretary: Elizabeth Edmiston
Database secretary: Suma Setty
Concert secretary: vacant
Fundraising Lead: Jessica Dhiman
Website editor: Richard Blundel
Committee members:
Laikin Cheah
Martin Kimber
Nishani Nanayakkara
Serena Pongratz
General support (auditing): David Pope

If you are interested in joining the Committee, or in discussing other volunteer roles with TVYO or TVIO, please get in touch via the 'Contact TVYO' link (potential roles include: music librarian; publicity officer; photographer; and in-house designer).

Contact TVYO

TVYO policies and constitution

TVYO’s main governance documents, the Constitution and Regulations, the Statement of Policies, and the Safeguarding Policy are available to download here:

Thames Vale Youth Orchestra: Constitution and Regulations

Thames Vale Youth Orchestra: Statement of Policies

Thames Vale Youth Orchestra Trust: Safeguarding Policy