Finance Score: -25
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -33 ?

BOROUGH MUSIC SCHOOL 

Borough Music School is a local charity that provides comprehensive music education for children in the diverse and multicultural London Borough of Southwark. Founded in 1995 by the late Anne Worsley, the school offers individual and group music lessons at a subsidised cost for children aged 3.5-16 years.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/03/18£28£36£-8£0£0£0n/a05
31/03/17£25£37£-11£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/16*£54£37£18£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/15*£51£42£8£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/14*£62£59£3£0£0£0n/a020
31/03/13*£57£57£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£50£73£-24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£81£67£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£58£49£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£38£49£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£53£47£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£34£40£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£26£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£23£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 24 years

www.boroughmusicschool.org

admin@boroughmusicschool.org

02079289521

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Borough Music School
£3,450 01/04/2020
Neighbourhoods Fund - North West grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Community music celebration project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2000, number: 1081779
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR16: 144 days late, AR15: 356 days late, AR14: 213 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 0 days late, AR11: 146 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 29 days late,
Main office

BLACKFRIARS SETTLEMENT
1 Rushworth Street
LONDON
SE1 0RB

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN THE THEORY, PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, BY THE PROVISION OF INSTRUMENTAL TUITION AND ENSEMBLE PRACTICE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTHWARK AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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