THE BRITISH HORN SOCIETY

Charity number: 1090599
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society's objective is to promote and advance the education of the public in the appreciation and knowledge of music with particular reference to the horn as a solo instrument and in orchestral and chamber music. It also enables interested parties to receive a magazine and participate in festivals and events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £19,435
Total expenditure: £23,598

People

10 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 February 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lindsey Stoker Chair 13 March 2019
None on record
Alana Knowles Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Jennifer C Ward Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Christine Anne Oliver Trustee 02 September 2024
None on record
Helen Kuby Trustee 29 January 2024
None on record
Susan Baxendale Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Richard Steggall Trustee 26 February 2020
WORTHING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Received: On time
John Lynsdale-Nock Trustee 18 June 2015
None on record
PAUL ANTHONY KAMPEN Trustee
None on record
JOHN WILLIAM HUMPHRIES Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £11.87k £13.62k £13.54k £16.14k £19.43k
Total expenditure £12.01k £8.88k £13.18k £22.10k £23.60k
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 2024 29 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 January 2024 74 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 09 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2ND APRIL 1988 AMENDED 24TH OCTOBER 1999 AND 14 OCTOBER 2006

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ITS APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE HORN AS A SOLO INSTRUMENT AND IN ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS IT MAY PROMOTE CONCERTS, LECTURES, FESTIVALS, MEETINGS, BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PAMPHLETS AND OTHER LITERATURE. IT MAY ALSO PROVIDE, AND SEEK TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND COMMISSIONS FOR NEW WORKS, AND UNDERTAKE OTHER PROJECTS AS APPROPRIATE..

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
42 Westlands Road
Middlewich
Cheshire
CW10 9HN
Phone:
01606252310
Email:
secretary@britishhornsociety.org
Website:

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