Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE WHITSTABLE MUSIC SOCIETY

Chamber Music Society
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

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
30/04/23*£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£15£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£16£6£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£9£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£10£11£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£11£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11*£13£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£11£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£16£16£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07£15£12£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05£11£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04*£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 49 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • CHRISTOPHER JOSLIN PALMER Appointed: 2015
  • GILL SMYTH
  • IAN TREVOR COOKE Appointed: 2019
  • JOHN VINCENT WALKER (Chair)
  • SARA WHEELER
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/11/1975, number: 270276
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 60 days late, AR11: 27 days late, AR04: 39 days late,
Main office

5 Priory Courtyard
Ramsgate
CT11 9PW

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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