Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

FREEMAN (METHODIST) MUSIC TRUST 

Provision of financial support to young people and others learning musical instruments and using them in public worship in Christian Churches.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20*£2£6£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£4£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£4£17£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£6£3£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£3£10£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£5£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£3£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£4£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.artserve.org.uk

admin@artserve.org.uk

01666824029

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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/02/1963, number: 214836
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 23 days late, AR19: 389 days late, AR11: 120 days late, AR05: 3 days late,
Main office

88 Dunlin Road
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Hertfordshire
HP2 6LX

Objectives

FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING THE STANDARD OF SINGING AND ORGAN PLAYING IN METHODIST CHURCHES BY MAKING GRANTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MINISTERS OR THE CONTROLLING AUTHORITIES OF SUCH CHURCHES TO BE EXPENDED BY THEM AS WILL DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY HELP TOWARDS A BETTER MUSICAL SERVICE EITHER BY INSTRUCTION REPAIR OF INSTRUMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR PRIZES OR IN SOME OTHER WAY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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