WEST-EASTERN DIVAN TRUST UK

Charity number: 1143751
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The organisation aims to support certain wholly charitable activities of the Daniel Barenboim Stiftung, which is a charity registered in Germany. It supports intercultural dialogue through musical education and concerts. It promotes music as a universal language that can help to encourage mutual acceptance between people of profoundly different backgrounds and as a means of communication.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £101,302
Total expenditure: £141,607

People

3 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Philip Palumbo Trustee 29 December 2025
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN WALBROOK
Received: On time
DANIEL BARENBOIM Trustee 09 September 2011
None on record
JAKOB STOTT Trustee 09 September 2011
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 £89.94k £245 £7 £170.68k £101.30k
Total expenditure £79.12k £5.29k £5.55k £20.53k £141.61k
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 16 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 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 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 14 November 2022 14 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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 13/05/2011 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 26/08/2011

Charitable objects

THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS MEANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: (A) THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC; (B). THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MUSICAL EDUCATION; (C) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY AND THE PROMOTION OF TOLERANCE AND RECONCILIATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; (II) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RELIGION OR RACE; AND (III)PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS THROUGH ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ENDEAVOURS BY THE SUPPORT OF SUCH CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE DANIEL BARENBOIM STIFTUNG, GERMANY AND WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA AS TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

INTERNATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors
The Office Group
Thomas House
84 Eccleston Square
LONDON
Phone:
02078020140
Email:
ctyson@pwwsolicitors.co.uk
Website:

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