BENSLOW MUSIC INSTRUMENT LOAN SCHEME

Charity Number: 313755
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Benslow Music Instrument Loan Scheme are to lend good quality instruments to promising young music students who are unable to afford or obtain a suitable instrument of their own.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £359,065
Total expenditure: £242,364

People

1 Trustee(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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • BENSLOW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LOAN SCHEME (Previous name)
  • THE VIOLIN LOAN SCHEME (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £326.65k £256.07k £325.40k £453.48k £359.07k
Total expenditure £191.24k £198.66k £174.51k £214.42k £242.36k
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 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 16 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 08 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 08 October 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 1 MARCH 1960; AND AS AMENDED 1ST APRIL 1987. as amended on 22 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES BEING FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Benslow Music
Ibberson Way
HITCHIN
SG4 9RB
Phone:
01462459446
Email:
enquiries@benslowmusic-ils.org
Website:

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