MERYC-ENGLAND

Charity number: 1169504
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

MERYC-ENGLAND aims to raise standards of practice in early childhood music education. The charity works towards its aims by fostering collaboration between researchers and practitioners in conferences and high quality professional programmes. We support research which will raise standards of practice. We speak up on behalf of the sector in national fora and respond to national policy.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 January 2024

Total income: £1,148
Total expenditure: £1,254

People

9 Trustee(s)

3 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 October 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • MERYC-UK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Julia Partington Chair 20 September 2022
None on record
Dr Ryan David Humphrey Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
Danielle Shyan Ballantine-Drake Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
Carol Ann Bowden Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
Barbara Cavanagh Trustee 19 July 2019
None on record
Stephen Grocott Trustee 09 July 2019
None on record
Margareta Burrell Trustee 01 January 2018
None on record
Dr JESSICA JANE PITT Trustee 30 September 2016
None on record
PROFESSOR CHRISTINE PASCAL OBE Trustee 30 September 2016
PEN GREEN CENTRE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/01/2020 01/01/2021 01/01/2022 01/01/2023 01/01/2024
Total gross income £531 £412 £3.65k £1.15k £1.15k
Total expenditure £4.79k £786 £1.94k £771 £1.25k
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 01 January 2024 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2024 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2023 20 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2023 20 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2022 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2022 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2021 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2021 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 January 2020 09 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 January 2020 09 July 2020 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 06 OCT 2016 AMENDED ON 20 SEP 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF MERYC ENGLAND ARE TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 5 YEARS IN ENGLAND BY: I. PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, THEORY AND PRACTICE BY ORGANISING AND FUNDING MEETINGS FOR THAT PURPOSE; II. SUPPORTING RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT SERVE TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES; III. ENCOURAGING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, CRITICAL REFLECTION AND THE ADOPTION OF PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE; IV. REVIEWING POLICES THAT AFFECT EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION; V. PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION (ECME) IN NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS; VI. CONNECTING WITH ORGANISATIONS AND SCHEMES WHOSE AIMS AND ACTIVITIES CONCORD WITH MERYC PRINCIPLES.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
CREC St. Thomas Childrens Centre
Bell Barn Road
BIRMINGHAM
B15 2AF
Phone:
0121 4640020
Email:
chair@meryc.co.uk
Website:

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