DERBY MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1003249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating a Music School at one main centre and several satellite centres with ensembles and orchestras a choir, music and instrumental teaching, concerts and tours.

Objects

TO SUPPORT CHARITIES AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintains a minimum balance of approximately £80,000 to ensure smooth cash flow and cover potential losses. However, the trustees note that the charity is dependent on the Derbyshire Music Hub for its principal funding, with the scale of funding reflecting member numbers.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £55,000 in case of loss... In addition, a term’s costs are also kept in reserve (held: £80k)

“Reserves maintain a minimum of £55,000 in case of loss (particularly of uninsured music catalogue). In addition, a term’s costs are also kept in reserve to ensure smooth cash flow.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is dependent on the Derbyshire Music Hub for funding. Scale of funding reflects member numbers.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Derby Community Accountancy Service. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Conor Harron
David Miles
Emily Jones
Kashmira Subramanian
Sophie McKenna
Yoon Irons

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£82k	£66k
31/07/2024	£83k	£64k
31/07/2023	£51k	£52k
31/07/2022	£52k	£47k
31/07/2021	£33k	£34k

Common questions

Is DERBY MUSIC ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a minimum balance of approximately £80,000 to ensure smooth cash flow and cover potential losses. However, the trustees note that the charity is dependent on the Derbyshire Music Hub for its principal funding, with the scale of funding reflecting member numbers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Derby Community Accountancy Service.