CORNWALL MUSIC SERVICE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Provision of music education for children and young people in Cornwall. This includes instrumental and vocal lessons for individuals, provision of group activities and support within Cornwall's schools and other educational establishments. The Cornwall Music Service Trust is a recognised provider operating within the Cornwall Music Education Hub framework.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£1,779,068
Donations and legacies | £30.23k | |
Charitable activities | £1.67m | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £9.46k | |
Other | £66.03k |
Total expenditure:
£1,746,490
Raising funds | £1.58k | |
Charitable activities | £1.64m | |
Other | £108.00k |
£5,713 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £109.58k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.64m | |
Retained for future use | £32.58k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £109.58k | |
Charitable expenditure | £1.64m | |
Retained for future use | £38.29k |
People

115 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£70k to £80k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Recreation
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Cornwall
Governance
- 15 December 2014: Standard registration
- 29 September 2021: Funds received from 1115894 CORNWALL MUSIC THERAPY TRUST
No other names
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints 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
- 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
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
9 Trustee(s)
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Jacqueline Scarborough | Chair | 30 September 2019 |
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Richard Osmond | Trustee | 20 February 2025 |
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Amanda Louise Tomkinson | Trustee | 20 February 2025 |
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Jacqueline Brant | Trustee | 26 April 2021 |
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Andy Johnson | Trustee | 02 November 2020 |
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Elizabeth Sibley | Trustee | 30 September 2019 |
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Rebecca Mary Jane Thomas | Trustee | 16 October 2014 |
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PAUL KNEEBONE | Trustee | 16 October 2014 |
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ALAN THOMAS LANE RETALLACK | Trustee | 16 October 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £1.47m | £2.11m | £1.55m | £1.74m | £1.78m | |
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Total expenditure | £1.49m | £1.67m | £1.77m | £1.74m | £1.75m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | £210.00k | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | £461.76k | N/A | £108.01k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £485.06k | £1.16m | £135.79k | £75.35k | £30.23k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1.55m | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £942.93k | £903.93k | £1.38m | £8.48k | £1.67m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £704 | £135 | £291 | £3.39k | £9.46k | |
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Income - Other | £43.22k | £43.63k | £36.92k | £99.55k | £66.03k | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £1.49m | £1.67m | £1.77m | £1.73m | £1.64m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £8.63k | £1.58k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £8.04k | £4.62k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £108.00k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £4.91k | £4.50k | £3.77k | £14.31k | £11.85k | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £305.71k | |
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Other assets | £661.13k | £1.12m | £852.01k | £619.37k | £421.16k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £250.87k | £268.67k | £220.19k | £0 | £64.61k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 17 April 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 05 June 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 01 August 2024 | 32 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 01 August 2024 | 32 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 13 July 2023 | 13 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 13 July 2023 | 13 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 25 May 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 25 May 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 06 May 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 06 May 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/10/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/01/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 FEB 2018
Charitable objects
1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF CORNWALL AND ELSEWHERE. 2) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO AND PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC AND OTHER ART FORMS. 3) TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO THEM IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. 4)TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT MUSIC THERAPY FOR THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABILITY, THE ALLEVIATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES AND THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY.
Area of benefit
CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY
Contact information
- Address:
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Cornwall Music Service Trust
Truro School
Trennick Lane
TRURO
TR1 1TH
- Phone:
- 01872246043
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