Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

LOVE MUSIC TRUST

The Love Music Trust (LMT) is committed to providing access to high quality music education and exposure to outstanding musical experiences to all pupils in Cheshire East. The LMT is owned, led and managed by schools, and supported by carefully chosen key partners within the local community. LMT offers music education services to all primary, secondary and special schools within Cheshire East.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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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
31/08/23		£983	£957	£26	£0	£379	£283	3.5	7	20
31/08/22		£927	£902	£24	£0	£353	£245	3.3	7	20
31/08/21		£808	£811	£-3	£0	£329	£180	2.7	7	10
31/08/20		£811	£778	£33	£0	£332	£171	2.6	7	6
31/08/19		£932	£919	£13	£0	£299	£186	2.4	7	8
31/08/18		£862	£854	£7	£0	£286	£177	2.5	7	0
31/08/17?	*	£331	£290	£42	£0	£237	£8	0.3	15	0
31/03/16		£846	£688	£159	£0	£187	£8	0.1	27	0
31/03/15		£757	£788	£-31	£788	£28	£1	0	23	0
31/03/14	*	£701	£947	£-247	£0	£59	£0	0	17	0
31/03/13	*	£731	£426	£306	£34	£306	£0	n/a	33	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 12 years

www.lovemusictrust.com

dosborne@sandbachschool.org

01270766214

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports 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
Youth Music - Hear Me
£20,507	15/07/2022	Hear Me
DCMS - Music Education Hub Funding
£487,291	24/03/2022	Music Education Hubs are groups of organisations such as local authorities, schools, other hubs, art organisations, community or voluntary organisations working together to create joined-up music ....more Music Education Hubs are groups of organisations such as local authorities, schools, other hubs, art organisations, community or voluntary organisations working together to create joined-up music education provision, respond to local need and fulfil the objectives of the Hub as set out in the National Plan for Music Education.
DCMS - Music Education Hub Funding
£485,520	18/03/2021	Music Education Hubs are groups of organisations such as local authorities, schools, other hubs, art organisations, community or voluntary organisations working together to create joined-up music ....more Music Education Hubs are groups of organisations such as local authorities, schools, other hubs, art organisations, community or voluntary organisations working together to create joined-up music education provision, respond to local need and fulfil the objectives of the Hub as set out in the National Plan for Music Education.
DCMS - Music Education Hub funding 2020-2021
£483,565	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
National Lottery Community Fund - My Whole World- a live musical soap opera for modern times.
£9,950	31/05/2018 12	This project is about examining the issues that affect young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), looked after or have emotional and behavioural difficulties. Through ....more This project is about examining the issues that affect young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), looked after or have emotional and behavioural difficulties. Through music theatre the group aims to build positivity and overcome barriers at the earliest stage before full time employment.
Youth Music - Life On Stream
£45,800	05/05/2017	Life On Stream
Youth Music - Life On Reshuffle
£30,000	21/07/2016	Life On Reshuffle

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-71

DR JONATHAN PETER JOHNSON SAVAGE (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Academic

DR ROBERT GARDINER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Music Education Lecturer

JANE COWELL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

JONATHAN DAVID HILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

SANDRA ISHERWOOD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

SARAH IRENE BURNS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Headteacher

STEPHEN ALBERT MARTIN CORCORAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/2012, number: 1148615
Registered at Companies House on 28/06/2012, number: 08123495

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR17: 12 days late, AR14: 39 days late, AR13: 1 days late,

Main office

UNIT 2A BRADWALL COURT
BRADWALL ROAD
SANDBACH
CHESHIRE
CW11 1GE

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO ADVANCING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT EDUCATION AND THE ARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY:(1)SEEKING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE REGION AGED FIVE TO EIGHTEEN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT (OTHER THAN VOICE) THROUGH WHOLE-CLASS ENSEMBLE TEACHING PROGRAMMES FOR IDEALLY A YEAR (BUT FOR A MINIMUM OF A TERM) OF WEEKLY TUITION ON THE SAME INSTRUMENT;(2)PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY IN ENSEMBLES AND TO PERFORM FROM AN EARLY AGE;(3)ENSURING THAT CLEAR PROGRESSION ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE;(4)DEVELOPING A SINGING STRATEGY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PUPIL IS SINGING REGULARLY AND THAT CHOIRS AND OTHER VOCAL ENSEMBLES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA;(5)OFFERING CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SCHOOL STAFF, PARTICULARLY IN SUPPORTING SCHOOLS TO DELIVER MUSIC IN THE CURRICULUM;(6)PROVIDING AN INSTRUMENT LOAN SERVICE, WITH DISCOUNTS OR FREE PROVISION FOR THOSE ON LOW INCOMES;(7)PROVIDING ACCESS TO LARGE SCALE AND/OR HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EXPERIENCES FOR PUPILS, WORKING WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND/OR VENUES;(8)DELIVERING MUSIC EDUCATION WHICH WILL GIVE SCOPE FOR ALL PUPILS TO PROGRESS AND REACH THE NEXT LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE;(9)PROVIDING JOINED UP HIGH QUALITY MUSIC SERVICES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MUSIC TUITION, EVENTS, TRIPS AND ENSEMBLES) TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL;(10)ENSURING THAT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE RICHNESS OF THE ARTS;(11)PROMOTING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CHARITY AND THE WIDER LOCAL CULTURAL OFFERING;(12)COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS, OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE WIDER LOCAL COMMUNITY BOTH IN TERMS OF DELIVERING MUSIC SERVICES TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADVOCATING THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION TO SCHOOL LEADERS;(13)ENSURING THAT A DIVERSE RANGE OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCES WILL BE AVAILABLE THAT WILL RESPOND TO LOCAL NEEDS.

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