THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY

Charity Number: 1043838
Charity reporting is up to date (136 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The society is particularly concerned with lesser known British composers from the late 1800s to the middle years of the 20th Century. It is not generally a grant giving or commissioning body. The society issues a newsletter, journal and occasionally other books. It professionally records CDs. Its annual meetings usually incorporate some live music or other event.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £10,846
Total expenditure: £12,501

People

5 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • B M S (Working name)
  • BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
IAN MAXWELL Trustee 04 October 2021
None on record
Dr WENDY FAYE HISCOCKS Trustee 24 October 2012
THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
JOHN STANLEY GIBBONS Trustee 28 October 2011
THE WILLIAM ALWYN FOUNDATION
Received: On time
STEPHEN TROWELL Trustee 22 October 1994
None on record
Stephen Charles Trowell Trustee 22 October 1994
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £21.34k £12.82k £11.63k £786 £10.85k
Total expenditure £21.59k £12.16k £11.03k £81 £12.50k
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 2023 16 March 2025 136 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 18 March 2024 139 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 03 January 2023 64 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 27 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 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 22 OCTOBER 1994 AS AMENDED 24 FEBRUARY 2007 AND ORDER DATED 14 APRIL 2005

Charitable objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BRITISH MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PROMOTION OF THE MUSIC OF BRITISH COMPOSERS, ALIVE OR DEAD PAST 1850, WHO DO NOT HAVE SOCIETIES DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION OF THEIR MUSIC.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
7 TUDOR GARDENS
UPMINSTER
RM14 3DE
Phone:
01708224795
Email:
britishmusicsociety@gmail.com
Website:

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