ESTA STRING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Charity Number: 266193
Charity reporting is up to date (44 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aims of the charity are: - to promote the highest artistic and pedagogic standards among teachers and students - to promote lifelong high quality learning of stringed instruments open to all, regardless of social or economic background

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £339,232
Total expenditure: £359,250

People

15 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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 September 1973: Standard registration
  • 20 November 2018: Funds received from 1048917 THE STRINGWISE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • E S T A (Working name)
Company number:
01110693 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 policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Gregory Trustee 18 May 2025
None on record
Maureen Smith Trustee 18 May 2025
None on record
James Tudball Trustee 18 May 2025
None on record
Philippa Barton Trustee 18 May 2025
None on record
Elizabeth Carol Partridge Trustee 01 December 2024
None on record
Francis Cummings Trustee 27 May 2024
None on record
Professor Laura Ritchie Trustee 27 May 2024
None on record
Clifton Harrison Trustee 12 February 2024
NONCLASSICAL
Received: On time
Philip John Heyman Trustee 12 February 2024
None on record
Joanne Green Trustee 16 May 2021
None on record
Jacquelyn Myrna Woods Trustee 16 May 2021
None on record
William Bruce Trustee 14 June 2020
None on record
Kadiatu Kanneh Trustee 14 June 2020
None on record
Cathy Elliott Trustee 07 May 2017
None on record
Edmund Wilson Trustee 15 May 2016
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 £297.76k £182.20k £162.16k £370.24k £339.23k
Total expenditure £275.26k £240.31k £174.44k £218.91k £359.25k
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 30 September 2023 06 September 2024 38 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 12 September 2024 44 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 03 October 2023 65 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 03 October 2023 65 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 06 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 06 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 30 August 2021 31 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 30 August 2021 31 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 09 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 09 July 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 INCORPORATED 30/04/1973 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/11/2011

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST ARTISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL STANDARDS IN STRINGED INSTRUMENTS TEACHING IN PARTICULAR BY SPONSORING RESEARCH AND STUDY OF ALL PHASES OF STRING PLAYING AND STRING TEACHING AND PEDAGOGY; TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS, PARTICULARLY AT THE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND COLLEGE LEVELS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN STRING PERFORMANCE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
46 TOPHAM CRESCENT
THORNEY
PETERBOROUGH
PE6 0SR
Phone:
07968184038
Email:
admin@estastrings.org.uk
Website:

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