FRIENDS OF THE EDWARD SAID NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC UK

Charity number: 1152645
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

1. Providing exceptional music education for Palestine 2. Reaching out to large numbers of children 3. Building professional partnerships with UK music institutions 4. Fostering creative collaboration and exchange between ESNCM and UK music institutions 5. Engaging the wider public in the musical and cultural life of Palestine 6. Strengthening the resilience and scope of our charity

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £105,282
Total expenditure: £82,284

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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
  • 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
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08291603 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William Timothy Mattar Trustee 21 December 2023
None on record
Countess of Sandwich Susan Caroline Montagu Trustee 17 November 2021
THE DORSET GARDENS TRUST
Received: On time
THE SAUDI BRITISH SOCIETY
Received: On time
Usama Tuqan Trustee 04 March 2014
None on record
WISSAM BOUSTANY Trustee 19 February 2014
None on record
LENA SALEH Trustee 15 April 2013
None on record
LORD JOHN AMBROSE COPE OF BERKELEY Trustee 15 April 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £107.76k £93.94k £54.27k £89.25k £105.28k
Total expenditure £89.81k £80.50k £86.07k £90.43k £82.28k
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 2025 05 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 05 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 05 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13 NOV 2012

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION IN WESTERN AND ARABIC MUSIC MAKING OF PEOPLE IN OR FROM PALESTINE ("THE BENEFICIARIES") IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT

Contact information

Address:
ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD
1 GOUGH SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3DE
Phone:
07980270671
Email:
contact@palmusic.org.uk
Website:

www.palmusic.org.uk Open in new window