Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

FRIENDS OF MUSICFEST ABERYSTWYTH 

'Friends of Musicfest Aberystwyth' provide vital bursaries for young music students who might otherwise not have the means to attend the annual week-long festival and summer school, Musicfest Aberystwyth. Some 90 students come from across the UK, aged from 14-22. They receive expert tuition, have performance opportunities and hear top-rate international artists in concerts. All donations received
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Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
30/09/22£23£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/21£31£14£17n/an/an/an/an/a8
30/09/20£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/a6
30/09/19*£11£33£-22n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18*£33£29£5£0£0£0n/a06
30/09/17£51£21£30£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£7£13£-6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£12£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£8£12£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£11£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£11£11£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

https:www.charitycommission.gov.uk

jnr@aber.ac.uk

01970820169

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2007, number: 1118990
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

Ffosygrafel Villa
Llandre
BOW STREET
Dyfed
SY24 5BZ

Objectives

2. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF BURSARY FUNDS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE ANNUAL MUSICFEST IN ABERYSTWYTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ABERYSTWYTH.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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