Lake District Music Limited

Charity number: 516350
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Founded in 1985, Lake District Summer Music (LDSM) has consistently pursued a clear policy of bringing to Cumbria an annual festival and professional summer school of quality and purpose centred principally, but not exclusively, on chamber music.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £232,789
Total expenditure: £249,785

Total income includes £7,250 from 1 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

40 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 1985: Standard registration
  • 03 April 2024: Funds received from 516781 PATRONS OF LAKE DISTRICT SUMMER MUSIC
  • 20 March 2025: Funds received from 504781 GRANGE-OVER-SANDS AND DISTRICT CONCERT CLUB
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LAKE DISTRICT SUMMER MUSIC LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01887957 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Owen Nigel Bull Chair 24 November 2022
None on record
Sir Christopher James Scott Trustee 11 September 2024
None on record
Gabriella Swallow Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Leda Mileto Trustee 25 January 2024
None on record
Dr Graham Martin Hoadley Trustee 12 December 2023
None on record
Malcolm Gary Heyes Trustee 12 December 2023
None on record
Fiona Lyde Stuart Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Hugh McGill Blair Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
JOHN ROBERT WOOD Trustee 24 November 2022
LEVENS VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
DEAKIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Received: On time
Christine Wardle Trustee 24 February 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £205.86k £86.54k £238.97k £245.16k £232.79k
Total expenditure £212.69k £70.46k £177.50k £225.15k £249.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £41.25k £12.25k £3.00k N/A £7.25k

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 30 September 2023 02 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 02 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 31 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 31 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 11 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 11 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 08 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 08 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 17 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 17 March 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 20 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 APRIL 2010. as amended on 27 Apr 2018 as amended on 28 Feb 2020 as amended on 30 Apr 2021 as amended on 20 Oct 2023 as amended on 05 Jun 2024 as amended on 24 Sept 2024 as amended on 21 Oct 2024

Charitable objects

To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education and entertainment of the public in the art of Music and the other Arts and, in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) to encourage by means of Summer Schools, Festivals Concerts and other events in the Lake District and elsewhere the study, performance, knowledge, understanding, appreciation and development of the Arts including (but not limited to) Music, Opera, Ballet, Mime, Drama, Cinema, Literature and the Visual Arts and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the Charity shall be of a charitable nature.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Lake District Music
Stricklandgate House
92 Stricklandgate
Kendal
LA9 4PU
Phone:
01539 266201
Email:
nick@ldsm.org.uk
Website:

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