THE MUSIC MAN PROJECT

Charity number: 1188041
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Music Man Project is a music education service for people with learning disabilities, providing life-changing music tuition leading to inspirational performance opportunities for all. It gives grants for accessible arts education, promotes equal access for performers, carries out research and raises awareness of the achievements of disadvantaged people across the UK and around the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2025

Total income: £91,851
Total expenditure: £59,994

People

11 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • 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
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Northern Ireland
  • Philippines
  • South Africa
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 February 2020: Standard registration
  • 13 September 2024: Funds received from 1014853 BOBBY BIRN MEMORIAL TRUST
  • 13 May 2025: Funds received from 1031542 INNER WHEEL CLUB OF HAVERING
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
12054112 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Risk management
  • 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
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Stanley BEM Chair 16 July 2019
DOLMA FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Julie Kathleen Cushion Trustee 14 January 2022
SOUTHEND BOYS' CHOIR AND SOUTHEND GIRLS' CHOIR CIO
Received: On time
SOUTHEND ON SEA GUILD OF HELP AND CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
SOUTHEND BOYS' CHOIR AND SOUTHEND GIRLS' CHOIR CIO
Received: On time
ASPIRATIONS SOUTHEND
Received: On time
DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE
Received: On time
Karen Migliorini Trustee 14 January 2022
SOUTHEND MENCAP
Received: On time
Susan Carr Trustee 22 January 2020
ASPIRATIONS SOUTHEND
Received: On time
Sarah Mann Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Jennifer Laura Hitchcock Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Peter Shaw Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Trevor Jewell JP Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Jacqueline May Camacho Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Ken Coates Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
NATALIE BRADFORD Trustee 02 July 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Total gross income £34.32k £39.84k £30.90k £137.76k £91.85k
Total expenditure £28.68k £23.87k £27.13k £109.57k £59.99k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £4.85k £4.98k £2.17k £14.67k 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 30 June 2025 31 March 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 31 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2024 12 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 12 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 11 April 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 11 April 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 17 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 17 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 18 March 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 18 March 2022 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 17 JUN 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 FEB 2020

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR PEOPLE DISADVANTAGED THROUGH DISABILITY, ILL HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER NEEDS BY THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES BY: A) MAKING GRANTS FOR ACCESSIBLE ARTS EDUCATION, B) PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO PERFORM, C) CARRYING OUT RESEARCH TO FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF IMPACT AND TO PUBLISH OR OTHERWISE DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH D) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN THE ARTS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “ACCESSIBLE” MEANS UNIVERSALLY AVAILABLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF DISABILITY OR DISADVANTAGE.

Contact information

Address:
209 WESTERN ROAD
LEIGH-ON-SEA
SS9 2PQ
Phone:
07786864853
Email:
musicmanprojectuk@outlook.com
Website:

www.themusicmanproject.com Open in new window