Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ALNWICK MUSIC SOCIETY

Alnwick Music Society's aim is to arrange chamber-music concerts given by professional musicians of high quality, which are usually but not exclusively classical, for the enjoyment of people living mainly in Alnwick and Berwick districts in Northumberland, though all are welcome.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/08/23£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£22£31£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21?£14£5£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£18£18£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16*£15£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£18£20£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£22£16£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13*£16£19£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£22£14£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11£12£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/10£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/09£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/08£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/07£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/06£12£13£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

www.alnwickmusicsociety.co.uk

mikealexander947@gmail.com

01665510684

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GILL BLAND Appointed: 2017
  • JAY BOSANQUET Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL GEORGE ALEXANDER (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD MAUDSLAY Appointed: 2019
  • REV GILLIAN HAMER MAUDE Appointed: 2023
  • STANLEY TRAFFORD Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/1990, number: 702722
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 35 days late, AR13: 115 days late,
Main office

79 Allerburn Lea
ALNWICK
NE66 2NQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS COMMITTEES SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great