Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

CLASSICAL MUSIC ROCKS

CMR aims to enable children in Norfolk, Suffolk and surrounding areas to hear live classical music in their school setting, inspire and interest to hear more classical music, encourage them to learn an instrument, provide free short recitals in schools and other venues, create links and initiate community collaborations, and advocate for children to have more access to live classical music.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£20£28£-8n/a
31/03/22£24£21£4n/a
31/03/21£11£10£1n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

cmrschoolswestnorfolk.com

peterbarker21@gmail.com

07972752343

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
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
Postcode Places Trust - Project Funding
£25,000 31/07/2023
Funding enabled us to reach 12,000 children across Norfolk, through both in person and zoom visits by our team of classical musicians.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£6,000 10/07/2023
towards delivering classical music performances in schools in Norfolk
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000 03/12/2021
towards activity over the next 12 months

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ADRIAN CARON COSKER Appointed: 2019
  • ANDREW MARK JOHN TYLER Appointed: 2021
  • HUGH ALEXANDER HAWKINS Appointed: 2023
  • JOANNE EDNA SARA RUST Appointed: 2024
  • NICHOLAS IAN BOUSKILL Appointed: 2024
  • PETER MOORE BARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2019, number: 1185672
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from KING'S LYNN MUSICAL SOCIETY on 21/12/2023
Main office

8 THE AVENUE
SNETTISHAM
KING'S LYNN
PE31 7QT

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN THE ARTS, IN THE NORFOLK AREA, BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR CLASSICAL MUSIC. THIS IS TO BE AT SCHOOL, OR AT CONCERTS ELSEWHERE, AT LITTLE OR NO COST

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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