Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS 

    Since 2019, the ISM Members Fund has focused on delivering services and resources to help ISM members improve their physical, mental, and financial health. It operates mental health services including counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and offers a physiotherapy service, as well as discounted hearing protection and financial resources.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    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
    31/08/22£239£109£130n/an/an/an/an/a4
    31/08/21£102£258£-156n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/08/20£135£147£-12n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/08/19£158£140£18n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/08/18£153£122£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/17£237£267£-31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/16£159£142£18£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/15£151£145£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/14£130£146£-16£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/13£110£131£-21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/12£98£126£-28£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/11£158£111£47£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/10£110£120£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/09£145£124£21£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/08£126£125£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/07£120£121£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/06£109£117£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/05£98£102£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/08/04£87£87£0£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 62 years

    Members.Fund@ism.org

    02072213499

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Mental health and addiction
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 4 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • ISM Trust
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 206801
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Incorporated Society of Musicians
    4-5 Inverness Mews
    LONDON
    W2 3JQ

    Objectives

    2. THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND SHALL BE: 2.1 THE RELIEF OF NECESSITOUS PERSONS; 2.2 THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY OF PERSONS; AND 2.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF PERSONS

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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