BUSKAID

Registered charity 1015089 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BUSKAID UK

Buskaid runs a Music School in Soweto, teaching violin, viola, cello and double bass to more than eighty young musicians aged between 4 and 25. Funds for the School are raised through charitable trusts in South Africa, the USA and the UK. In addition, Buskaid has supported students from the Music School who have been successful in gaining places for tertiary study at music college in the UK.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE PERFORMANCE AND APPRECIATION OF EUROPEAN CLASSICAL MUSIC SYMPHONIC CHORAL AND CHAMBER PARTICULARLY IN THE TOWNSHIPS OF SOUTH AFRICA BY RESIDENTS OF SUCH TOWNSHIPS AND THE WORLDWIDE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH PERFORMANCES AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE CLASSICAL MUSICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING TOGETHER WITH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT OF CRAFTSMEN AND OTHERS TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CLASSICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF RESIDENTS OF SUCH TOWNSHIPS; AND TO PROMOTE LIKE ACTIVITIES IN OTHER IMPOVERISHED REGIONS OF THE WORLD

Area of benefit: THE TOWNSHIPS OF SOUTH AFRICA

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 FY2021 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £7,994 for the year ended 31 December 2021, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £22,910 to £14,915. The unrestricted fund balance fell significantly from £11,173 to £4,245, while restricted funds remained relatively stable at £10,670. The filing confirms the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2021 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• HENRIETTA WAYNE
• PAUL BOUCHER
• ROSEMARY NALDEN MBE

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

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

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