The Royal Corps of Army Music Trust

Charity Number: 1073432
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Charity for Army musicians both serving and retired.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £153,055
Total expenditure: £145,466

People

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 January 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CORPS OF ARMY MUSIC TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Major General David James Eastman MBE Chair 06 September 2021
None on record
Graham Howard Norton Trustee 05 April 2025
None on record
Nicky Murdoch MBE Trustee 19 December 2024
None on record
Guy William Bennett Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Lauren Petritz-Watts Trustee 13 August 2024
None on record
David Andrew Barringer MVO MBE Trustee 15 May 2024
None on record
David James Hatton Trustee 03 April 2023
None on record
Francis Roseman Trustee 24 January 2023
None on record
Vincent Eckerman Trustee 30 March 2022
None on record
Phil McEvoy Trustee 29 November 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £155.39k £145.51k £108.88k £100.64k £153.06k
Total expenditure £115.53k £21.67k £58.84k £156.26k £145.47k
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 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 8 JANUARY 1999 as amended on 15 Oct 2020 as amended on 15 Oct 2020 as amended on 15 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF THE CORPS OF ARMY MUSIC (THE CORPS) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. 2) TO FOSTER ESPRIT DE CORPS AND COMRADESHIP BETWEEN ALL SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS. 3) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES). 4) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND EFFICIENCY OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
HQ RCAM Cloutman Building
Gibraltar Barracks
Blackwater
CAMBERLEY
Surrey
GU17 9LP
Phone:
07976 292818
Email:
guy.bennett134@mod.gov.uk
Website:

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