Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST

1. To advance education in the arts in the London Borough of Camden for the benefit of the public.2. To provide or assist individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£105£92£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£92£81£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£89£82£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£138£127£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£129£105£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£83£85£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£81£95£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£88£95£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£84£112£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£111£80£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£23£0£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.camdenmusictrust.org

treasurer1@camdenmusictrust.org

07587786962

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£8,500 28/04/2023
towards an inventory, maintenance and repair programme of the Camden Music Service instrument stock
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 23/05/2018
Camden Music Trust Scholarship Programme for children facing challenging circumstances (living below the poverty line or coping with a disability)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Camden Music Trust
£7,500 02/02/2017
purchase of musical instruments for a charity which works with disadvantage young people in London
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards music bursaries for disadvantaged children
£1,300 05/08/2013
Towards music bursaries for disadvantaged children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • DAVID CLIVE LINDSELL Appointed: 2020
  • DOMINIC JOHN TINLEY Appointed: 2018
  • ESTHER TAMARA CAPLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • IAN MICHAEL BAKER Appointed: 2018
  • MARISA CELIA GOLDESGEYME Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH ALLEN Appointed: 2017
  • STUART ANTHONY POYNER Appointed: 2023
  • BAVAANI NANTHABALAN Appointed: 2021
  • MARTIN ERNST FRAENKEL Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2008, number: 1126046
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR11: 60 days late, AR10: 53 days late, AR09: 68 days late,
Main office

Crowndale Centre
218 Eversholt Street
LONDON
NW1 1BD

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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