THE WAGNER SOCIETY

Charity number: 266383
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The appreciation and study of Richard Wagner's Life and Music.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £67,257
Total expenditure: £73,875

People

7 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

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:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 April 1975: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WAGNER SOCIETY (Previous name)
  • WAGNER SOCIETY (ENGLAND) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN RIDGEWELL Chair 09 August 2017
None on record
Hugo Williams Trustee 13 October 2025
None on record
Philip Harrisson Trustee 15 September 2025
None on record
Jon Wallner Trustee 14 April 2025
None on record
Stuart Poyner Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
Anthony Spooner Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
JOANNA COUSINS Trustee 21 October 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £86.01k £83.24k £67.77k £93.48k £67.26k
Total expenditure £54.15k £53.62k £68.94k £100.12k £73.88k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 December 2024 21 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 21 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 October 2024 On time
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 05 September 2023 On time
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 November 2021 21 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 November 2021 21 days late
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27/01/1975 AS AMENDED ON 12/03/2014

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF RICHARD WAGNER. (2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OF THE WORKS OF RICHARD WAGNER BYT THE SOCIETY MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, AND FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES INCLUDE IN ITS PROGRAMMES SUITABLE WORKS BY OTHER COMPOSERS. (3) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE OTHER CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OF RICHARD WAGNER.

Area of benefit

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

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
Flat 77
Dryden Court
Renfrew Road
LONDON
SE11 4NH
Phone:
07747826868
Email:
alan.ridgewell@gmail.com
Website:

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