UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK SOUND FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1104027
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The aim of the Charity is to support music education for young people in all its forms. Funds are distributed for: Bursaries for music students Individual grants are awarded to: i) funding schools music education eg purchase of instruments/equipment or projects ii) funding musical instruments for students in full time education iii) funding training for music teachers

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £428,324
Total expenditure: £819,324

People

11 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 May 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • EMI MUSIC SOUND FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
05062390 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Adam Barker Chair 16 March 2016
None on record
Sharlotte Ritchie Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Duncan Bratchell Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
Stephen Lilley Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
YolanDa Faye Brown Trustee 11 July 2023
BRITISH RECORD INDUSTRY TRUST
Received: On time
Laura Arowolo Trustee 11 March 2021
None on record
KEITH HARRIS OBE Trustee 06 October 2014
THE BRITISH MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Received: On time
MR D HUGHES Trustee
THE YATELEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
TONY WADSWORTH CBE Trustee
BRITISH RECORD INDUSTRY TRUST
Received: On time
NORTH MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
JO HIBBITTT Trustee
None on record
Leslie Hill Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £434.59k £415.69k £417.06k £423.40k £428.32k
Total expenditure £737.16k £492.90k £696.50k £753.18k £819.32k
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 July 2024 07 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 07 May 2025 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 17 April 2024 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2022 21 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 21 April 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Annual return 31 July 2020 15 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 15 April 2021 On Time
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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 3 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 MARCH 2004, 25 MARCH 2004, 20 SEPTEMBER 2004, 10 MARCH 2005, 23 SEPTEMBER 2008 AND 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01 OCT 2018

Charitable objects

THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ITS COMPOSITION THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF SOUND REPRODUCTION AND THE HISTORY OF MUSIC) AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ENABLE PERSONS IN NEED TO BY INSTRUMENTS AND MUSIC TUITION WHICH THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Universal Music UK Sound Foundation
Universal Music
4 Pancras Square
LONDON
N1C 4AG
Phone:
02039326785
Email:
umuksoundfoundation@umusic.com
Website:

www.umuksoundfoundation.com Open in new window