SOUTH DERBYSHIRE MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1008568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the South Derbyshire Trust is:- "to promote the development of music making opportunities for people in South Derbyshire and surrounding areas. It will do this by, amongst other things, making available music experiences through the provision of musical and concert opportunities and making available musical instruments as and when necessary".

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE TRUST IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH DERBYSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IT WILL DO THIS BY, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, MAKING AVAILABLE MUSIC EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MUSICAL AND CONCERT OPPURTUNITIES AND MAKING AVAILABLE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AS AND WHEN NECESSARY.

Area of benefit: SOUTH DERBYSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £1,963 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a net income of £7,567 in the previous year. Total income decreased from £51,365 to £49,682, while total expenditure remained relatively stable at £51,365 versus £57,249.

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

What the accounts disclose

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In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — South Derbyshire Music Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kenneth Martin Loukeschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrea Hurst
• Colin Francis Silvester
• Councillor Stephen Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Darren Edward Patrick
• Katherine Vivien Saxon
• LESLEY RACHEL HOLT
• Richard Hywel Davies
• Susanna de Jongh

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

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