Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 11
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

UK MUSIC MASTERS LTD.

MUSIC MASTERS BELIEVES ENABLING OPPORTUNITY, DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE IN CLASSICAL MUSIC THAT WILL INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. IT DELIVERS, MODELS AND IMPROVES ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION, TRAINS MUSIC EDUCATORS UK-WIDE AND ADVOCATES FOR AND DRIVES SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO INCREASE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE MUSIC SECTOR
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/08/23£1,320£1,263£57£237£629£62961413
31/08/22£1,142£1,154£-13£240£570£5705.9120
31/08/21£1,079£1,090£-11£231£560£5486130
31/08/20£1,165£1,069£96£236£547£5175.8130
31/08/19£1,009£939£71£163£451£4375.6100
31/08/18£920£961£-40£150£380£3574.590
31/08/17£865£844£22£128£421£3875.590
31/08/16£725£711£14£132£399£3896.6100
31/08/15£649£545£104£114£385£3698.170
31/08/14£682£550£131£125£264£1753.870
31/08/13£587£539£48£51£139£133370
31/08/12£501£471£30£37£96£631.660
31/08/11?£534£512£23£23£77£551.350
30/04/10£295£285£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09*£226£199£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08*£141£123£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.musicmasters.org.uk

contact@musicmasters.org.uk

02036435085

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£300,000
The Childhood Trust£109,375
The Foyle Foundation£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Childhood Trust - Music Masters
£7,500 20/06/2023
Music education is fast becoming a privilege, not a right. We believe in the transformative power of music and work to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop their creative potential, with access to music lessons that are supported ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Musicians of Change: from locally-grown approach to national impact
£300,000 03/10/2022
Music Masters aims to ensure every child can access an outstanding music education, upskilling the workforce, and championing creativity. This grant would support Music Masters to understand and increase their impact, through developing and testing ....more
The Childhood Trust - C-59003
£25,000 28/06/2022
Music can transform children's development and wellbeing, yet there is a significant inequality of provision in schools. Music Masters delivers a high quality music education to primary school children from diverse and economically disadvantaged ....more
The Childhood Trust - Music Masters
£12,500 12/06/2022
Music education is fast becoming a privilege, not a right. We believe in the transformative power of music and work to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop their creative potential, with access to music lessons that are supported ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£30,000 21/04/2022
to support the Schools Programme (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
The Childhood Trust - Music Masters
£12,500 22/06/2021
Every week, Music Masters delivers a high quality music education to 1,100 primary school children from diverse and socio-economically challenged areas. We believe all children should be able to access the power of music to benefit academic ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 18/12/2020
Levelling the Playing Field: Giving Every Child the Chance to Thrive
The Childhood Trust - Music Masters
£10,000 08/12/2020
Every week, Music Masters delivers a high quality music education to 1,100 primary school children from diverse and socio-economically challenged areas. We believe all children should be able to access the power of music to benefit academic ....more
The Childhood Trust - Music Masters
£10,000 08/12/2020
Every week, Music Masters delivers a high quality music education to 1,100 primary school children from diverse and socio-economically challenged areas. We believe all children should be able to access the power of music to benefit academic ....more
The Childhood Trust - Music For Wellbeing
£25,000 03/07/2020
Every week, London Music Masters delivers a high quality music education to 1,300 primary school children from socio-economically challenged areas. Amidst the marginalisation of arts in schools, we believe all children should be able to access the ....more
The Childhood Trust - London Music Masters
£6,875 10/12/2019
Join us in inspiring communities and raising aspirations through primary music education. For 10 years LMM has been delivering musical opportunities to children from some of London's most socially and economically challenged areas. Help us bring ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 18/06/2019
Giving every child the chance to aim high
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£5,000 04/12/2018
Join us in inspiring communities and raising aspirations through primary music education! For 10 years LMM has been delivering musical opportunities to children from some of London’s most socially and economically challenged areas. Help us ....more
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to London Music Masters
£33,910 12/10/2018
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LMM Learning – improving the well-being, raising the aspirations and nurturing the potential of primary school children across London, through an excellent music education.
Youth Music - LMM Learning: Musicianship 2018/19
£18,000 28/06/2018
LMM Learning: Musicianship 2018/19
The Segelman Trust - Grant to London Music Masters
£150,000 23/01/2017
36
To support string instrument tuition in London schools whose pupils might not otherwise benefit from a high quality musical education
Walcot Foundation - Bridge Project Lambeth Hub
£60,000 02/07/2014
Bridge Project Lambeth Hub
Walcot Foundation - The BP Wind and Brass scheme will provide music lessons for 15 Key Stage 2 students at 2 schools.
£5,620 03/05/2012
The BP Wind and Brass scheme will provide music lessons for 15 Key Stage 2 students at 2 schools.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-64
  • CHARLOTTE ALICIA SWANNELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Lawyer
  • DR GWYNETH KADIATU KANNEH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: N/A
  • DR STEVEN BERRYMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Teacher
  • EMMA JAYNE CHANDRA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Cd&R Director Of External Affairs, Europe
  • JAMES ANTHONY MARK JOSEPH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist Manager, Business Affairs Executive
  • LADY VICTORIA SUSAN HULL ROBEY, Occupation: Charity Founder/Director
  • MARY REBEKAH KOFOKASUMU Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Director - Business Finance Partner
  • PHILIPPA THOMAS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Journalist
  • SARAH SERENA BUNTING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: N/A
  • STUART GRAEME MASON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Vice President Commercial Belmond
  • TALIA SARAH HULL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2007, number: 1119372
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/04/2007, number: 06226749
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR09: 9 days late, AR08: 59 days late,
Main office

125 Kennington Road
London
SE11 6SF

Objectives

For the public benefit to advance education in and through music in all its forms to improve the lives of children and young people in the UK, in particular but not exclusively by:1) Increasing equitable access to and opportunity through a high quality music education for children in state primary schools, with a focus on under-served communities 2) Raising the standard of music education, in particular school-based group teaching, through championing and developing music educators3) Championing and driving the creation of a more open, diverse and inclusive music sector, and pathways into it.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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