YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

Registered charity 1009204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GORDON PARRY CENTRE, OFF BY HEART, YAMSEN

We provide and promote high quality musical activities and tuition for children and adults who have additional needs. We run CPD courses for staff, and participatory music days and concerts for children/adults with LD. We value music as communication education and for pleasure. We recognise the unique contribution that music plays in peoples lives especially those who have added difficulties.

Objects

TO USE MUSIC AS A MEANS OF EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

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.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £400.46 for the year, with total income of £28,107.41 and total expenditure of £28,507.87. Despite this, the trustees report that finances remain stable, supported by bank balances totaling £38,327.97. The Chair notes that reserves are especially important due to precarious income sources, and the charity has recently developed a formal reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• ArtForms Leeds — “With thanks to Blue Sky Creative and ArtForms Leeds” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Allan Housechair
• Diane Paterson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Doris Anne Jackson
• Gail Margaret Lawton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ramesh Narayanan · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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