Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND

Support of the Royal Northern College of Music and the Junior School at the Royal Northern College of Music and the advancement of the education of its students and former students.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £12,219,212 available, equivalent to 56 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/07/23£1,819£2,631£-812£0£16,347£12,21955.700
31/07/22£863£555£307£0£17,184£13,336288.200
31/07/21£620£544£76£0£16,862£12,862283.700
31/07/20£710£589£122£0£16,118£12,540255.700
31/07/19£1,925£1,057£869£0£15,934£12,23913900
31/07/18£2,293£1,476£817£0£14,939£10,65486.600
31/07/17£2,233£590£1,644£0£13,690£9,268188.600
31/07/16£1,937£406£1,531£0£11,484£7,138211.200
31/07/15£2,005£2,229£-224£0£9,705£5,42129.200
31/07/14£2,054£2,924£-870£1£9,673£5,1152100
31/07/13£2,085£2,357£-272£1£10,538£5,96430.400
31/07/12£1,572£1,706£-134£1£10,221£5,64839.700
31/07/11£2,304£2,205£99£1£10,388£5,71731.100
31/07/10£1,911£1,037£874£1£9,958£5,84167.600
31/07/09£3,648£1,216£2,431£1£8,758£4,9704900
31/07/08£1,402£1,607£-206£1£6,394£4,69935.100
31/07/07£2,196£617£1,578£1£6,744£4,92395.700
31/07/06£1,122£792£330n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£1,154£1,111£43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£1,326£1,044£283n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 55.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 42 months
Quick Ratio: 25.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 49 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Northern College of Music
£206,076 24/10/2022
Throwing Open The Doors - 50 Years of Manchester Music
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Royal Northern College of Music
£90,000 09/12/2021
Wolfson Scholarships for Young Musicians/Instrument Fund 2022, 2023, 2024 (Wolfson Music Awards)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Northern College of Music
£62,800 25/07/2019
A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£150,000 21/06/2018
RNCM Ensemble+
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Northern College of Music
£9,300 26/06/2017
Revealing and Reinterpreting, "Making Music in Manchester during WW1"
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Royal Northern College of Music
£65,605 25/02/2009
36
Towards Project costs Towards the salary of the project manager and lead musicians involved in the Music for Health Programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

  • ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1976, number: 504949
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE SUPPORTERS OF RNCM CHARITABLE TRUST on 01/12/2019
Main office

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
124 OXFORD ROAD
MANCHESTER
M13 9RD

Objectives

FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ITS STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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