LONDON BACH SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1082788
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of the music of J S Bach, his family - antecedants and descendants - his contemporaries and other relevant composers in public activities that include an annual Bachfest. We publish a free journal, maintain a Bach orchestral library for public benefit and own a chamber organ, also hired out. We provide an entree to the Bach world and information via our website and emailing services.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £124,033
Total expenditure: £26,240

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 October 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LBS (Working name)
Company number:
03895782 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER MENZIES SMAILL Trustee 25 April 2016
BACH NETWORK UK
Received: On time
THE GERALD COKE HANDEL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
INGE-LISE MACKAAY Trustee 29 November 2011
None on record
RUPERT JAMES FRASER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £43.57k £62.33k £52.84k £35.50k £124.03k
Total expenditure £22.99k £31.86k £59.84k £18.20k £26.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £45.00k £25.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 November 2024 280 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 November 2024 280 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 16 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 DECEMBER 1999. as amended on 16 Sep 2019

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND IN PARTICULAR TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH AS WELL AS THAT OF HIS FAMILY (BOTH ANTECEDENTS AND DESCENDANTS), HIS CONTEMPORARIES AND ANY OTHER COMPOSERS WHOSE WORKS CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE.

Contact information

Address:
73 HIGH STREET
OXTED
RH8 9LN
Phone:
01883717372
Email:
LBS@LONBACHSOC.CO.UK
Website:

www.bachlive.co.uk Open in new window