Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HASLEMERE MUSICAL SOCIETY 

Amateur symphony orchestra and chorus
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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

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
31/08/23£30£30£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/22£26£29£-3n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/08/21£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/20£28£36£-8n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/19£38£38£0n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/08/18£36£34£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£34£34£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£35£35£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£34£32£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£30£29£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£33£27£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£24£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£21£25£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£26£23£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£21£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£23£27£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£22£25£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£20£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£34£23£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 53 years

www.hmsoc.org.uk

treasurer@hmsoc.org.uk

07711 627806

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Haslemere Musical Society Professional Costs
£4,000 20/10/2021
9
Funding towards 50% of the professional fees for the 4 key staff at a musical society
Community Foundation for Surrey - Hire of venues for 4 concerts Oct 2018 through May 2019, hire of musical scores for these concerts
£3,631 28/06/2018
8
Hire of venues and musical scores for a musical society, from October 2018 to May 2019.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/07/1971, number: 262696
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 East Cottages
Hill Road
HINDHEAD
Surrey
GU26 6QN

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND TO FOSTER INTEREST IN MUSIC BY THE STUDY OF CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL WORKS OF THE BEST CHARACTER AND BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND BY OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORKS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE HASLEMERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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