UNIVERSAL MUSIC UK SOUND FOUNDATION

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
People

11 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No information availableFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Throughout England And Wales
- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 28 May 2004: Standard registration
- EMI MUSIC SOUND FOUNDATION (Previous name)
- 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
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)
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Adam Barker | Chair | 16 March 2016 |
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Sharlotte Ritchie | Trustee | 26 March 2025 |
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Duncan Bratchell | Trustee | 26 March 2025 |
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Stephen Lilley | Trustee | 26 March 2025 |
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YolanDa Faye Brown | Trustee | 11 July 2023 |
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Laura Arowolo | Trustee | 11 March 2021 |
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KEITH HARRIS OBE | Trustee | 06 October 2014 |
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MR D HUGHES | Trustee |
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TONY WADSWORTH CBE | Trustee |
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JO HIBBITTT | Trustee |
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Leslie Hill | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/07/2020 | 31/07/2021 | 31/07/2022 | 31/07/2023 | 31/07/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £434.59k | £415.69k | £417.06k | £423.40k | £428.32k | |
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Total expenditure | £737.16k | £492.90k | £696.50k | £753.18k | £819.32k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 July 2024 | 07 May 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2024 | 07 May 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2023 | 17 April 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2023 | 17 April 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2022 | 21 April 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2022 | 21 April 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2021 | 27 April 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2021 | 27 April 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 July 2020 | 15 April 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 July 2020 | 15 April 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
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
NATIONAL
Contact information
- Address:
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Universal Music UK Sound Foundation
Universal Music
4 Pancras Square
LONDON
N1C 4AG
- Phone:
- 02039326785
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