Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

HUNTINGDONSHIRE MUSIC SCHOOL 

The advancement of the musical education of children, young persons and adults by organising and supporting a Music School in Huntingdonshire, including individual tuition, membership of ensembles and the provision of concerts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
31/08/22*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£23£24£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£40£43£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£52£50£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£51£48£3£0£0£0n/a02
31/08/17£55£48£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

huntsmusicschool.org.uk

enquiries@huntsmusicschool.org.uk

01487823562

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting 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 23/06/2016, number: 1167800
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR22: 18 days late,
Main office

2 Blenheim Close
Warboys
Huntingdon
PE28 2XF

Objectives

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PERSONS AND ADULTS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY ORGANISING AND SUPPORTING A MUSIC SCHOOL IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE; AND3.2 TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ALL TYPES OF MUSIC BY PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE CIO SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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