Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

EMI ARCHIVE TRUST 

The advancement of education and research and, in particular, to foster and promote the study and appreciation of the art techniques and development of sound recording and the history of the sound recording industry.
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£80£66£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£133£166£-34n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£135£132£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£134£135£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£131£120£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£134£122£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£134£118£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£119£102£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£124£92£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£114£89£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£90£102£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£88£97£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£90£81£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£83£75£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£82£73£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£417£409£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£590£601£-12£0£44£440.900
31/03/06£490£481£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£476£477£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£471£461£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years
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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/1996, number: 1056254
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/05/1996, number: 03197688
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 42 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

4 Pancras Square
LONDON
N1C 4AG

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND IN PARTICULAR TO FOSTER THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF (I) THE ART TECHNIQUE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOUND RECORDING AND THE HISTORY OF THE SOUND RECORDING INDUSTRY. (II) THE TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC ELECTRICAL LIGHTING AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS (III) THE ARCHIVE MATERIAL OF THORN EMI PLC AND OR ITS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES (THE ARCHIVE)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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