BRITISH FORUM FOR ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

Charity number: 1178039
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity aims to advance the study of musical life in its full richness and diversity. It serves as a forum for cooperation between researchers, facilitating debate and exchange of knowledge through organising conferences and public events concerning music, sound and dance from all parts of the world. It publishes three issues a year of the journal Ethnomusicology Forum.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £20,156
Total expenditure: £20,968

People

8 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 April 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr R Fiorella Montero Diaz Chair 01 June 2024
None on record
Dr Christina Homer Trustee 16 April 2023
None on record
Dr Amanda Villepastour Trustee 16 April 2023
None on record
Dr Cassandre Balosso-Bardin Trustee 06 December 2021
None on record
Prof. BYRON DUECK Trustee 27 April 2021
None on record
Dr RUARD WILLIAM ABSAROKA Trustee 14 November 2017
None on record
Dr STEPHEN WILFORD Trustee 01 April 2016
None on record
Dr David Tze Wan Wong Trustee 01 April 2013
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 £18.98k £17.65k £23.86k £20.01k £20.16k
Total expenditure £8.99k £13.23k £15.41k £24.19k £20.97k
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 10 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 October 2025 344 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 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 10 NOV 2017

Charitable objects

THE ASSOCIATION SHALL EXIST TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO MUSIC AND RELATED FIELDS THAT REFLECT THE RANGE OF INTERESTS OF THE BODY AND TO CARRY OUT THE SPIRIT OF RULE FIVE (THAT OF AFFILIATED NATIONAL COMMITTEE) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC. FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND NOT OTHERWISE BFE SHALL HAVE POWER: (A) TO PROVIDE A FORUM IN WHICH INTERESTED PERSONS MAY SHARE IN THE FINDINGS OF RESEARCH AND ENGAGE IN DEBATE, BY ARRANGING MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; (B) TO PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL LINK FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF BFE WITH THE ICTM AND TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE ICTM; (C) TO ORGANISE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN THE UK; (D) TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER BODIES IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS TO THOSE OF BFE; (E) TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST WORK IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC AND RELATED RESEARCH THAT REFLECTS THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS OF BFE; (F) TO PUBLISH REGULARLY A SCHOLARLY JOURNAL (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE JOURNAL') AND TO ISSUE REGULAR E-NEWS FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS; (G) TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS WILL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF BFE.

Contact information

Address:
University Of Keele
Keele
NEWCASTLE
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
Phone:
0300 303 5303
Email:
chair@bfe.org.uk
Website:

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