Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE RIPON CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST 

- promote and advance the education of the public in the art of music, particularly (but not exclusively) at or in connection with Ripon Cathedral;- to promote and advance the Christian religion and public worship connected with it through the support of music at or in connection with Ripon Cathedral;
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22*£52£94£-42n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£136£50£87n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£634£37£597£0£1,868£237.4010
31/12/19£486£32£454n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£34£29£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£23£29£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£109£38£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£90£19£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£503£8£495£8£502£-2-2.200

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

philiparundel@riponcathedral.org.uk

01765643862

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2013, number: 1154957
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR22: 69 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL RIPON LIMITED on 21/02/2023
Main office

RIPON CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST
C/O RIPON CATHEDRAL OFFICES
LIBERTY COURTHOUSE
MINSTER ROAD
RIPON, NORTH YORKSHIRE
HG4 1QS

Objectives

2.2 THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.2.1TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC,PARTICULARLY(BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY)AT OR IN CONNECTION WITH RIPON CATHEDRAL;2.2.2 TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND PUBLIC WORSHIP CONNECTED WITH IT THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MUSIC AT OR IN CONNECTION WITH RIPON CATHEDRAL;2.2.3TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES RELATING TO RIPON CATHEDRAL AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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