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

WATER CITY MUSIC 

The main focus is an annual week long festival at the Tower of London in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces where schoolchildren from London and the Midlands perform. The London children were in the main from deprived areas of East London. The Charity also organises regular concerts in south London where youngsters perform music with professional musicians and music students
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 8 years

www.watercitymusic.com

mpbbochmann@icloud.com

01386584539

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£40£29£11n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/22£39£23£16n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£18£24£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£24£30£-6n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£32£29£3n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£33£29£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£45£36£9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 3 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/03/2016, number: 1166168
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE BARNS
VILLAGE FARM
FORD
TEMPLE GUITING
CHELTENHAM
GL54 5RU

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE SUBJECT OF MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT AND;BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOVICE OR EMERGING MUSICIANS TO DEVELOP THEIR PRACTICAL SKILLS BY PERFORMING IN PUBLIC

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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