Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE HARPENDEN MUSIC FOUNDATION 

The advancement and promotion for the benefit of members of the public generally and in particular of young persons resident in Harpenden and surrounding area for charitable purposes to include the promotion of the study of music, support of concerts and the promotion of musical education and appreciation generally
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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
05/04/23£4£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/22£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/21£1£6£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/20£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/19£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
05/04/18£0£9£-9£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/17*£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/16£1£8£-7£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/15£3£7£-4£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/14£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/13£1£5£-5£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/12£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/11*£1£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/10£2£17£-16£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/09£2£4£-2£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/08£7£13£-6£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/07£8£8£-1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/06?*£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
05/04/04*£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

info@harpendenmusicfoundation.org

01582462104

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
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/12/1986, number: 295884
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 5 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR06: 52 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
Main office

107 Overstone Road
HARPENDEN
Hertfordshire
AL5 5PL

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR OF YOUNG PERSONS RESIDENT IN HARPENDEN AND SURRONDING AREA OF ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES NAMELY: (A) THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF MUSIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE PLAYING OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING; (B) THE SUPPORT OF CONCERTS OF CONCERTS RECITALS AND OTHER PERFORMANCES BY MUSIC STUDENTS OF INSTRUMENTAL CHORAL AND OTHER MUSICAL WORKS; (C) THE PROMOTION OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARPENDEN AND THE SURRONDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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