LINCOLN CATHEDRAL MUSIC FUND
The Charity's aim is the creation of a permanent music foundation to support the Lincoln Cathedral Choir, organists and organ for the benefit of future generations.Strategies and activities include raising funds through regular giving, one-off donations, profit making ticketed events, legacies, trust applications, promtional literature to past and potential donors, and media coverage.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF LITURGICAL AND OTHER MUSIC, BOTH CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL AT LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, IN THE AREA OF NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE AND NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have increased to £3,195,524, supporting the charity's aim to build a permanent endowment. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with total net assets rising to £3,530,904.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 45
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £111k | £131k |
| 31/03/2025 | £418k | £212k |
| 31/03/2024 | £212k | £140k |
| 31/03/2023 | £445k | £142k |
| 31/03/2022 | £241k | £122k |
Common questions
Is LINCOLN CATHEDRAL MUSIC FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have increased to £3,195,524, supporting the charity's aim to build a permanent endowment. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with total net assets rising to £3,530,904. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
| Q CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £10k |
| THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE NOEL COWARD FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY | 1 | £750 |
Charities like this
- THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL
- LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION
- LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
- THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA
- THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC TRUST
- LONDON CONCERT CHOIR
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN CATHEDRAL MUSIC FUND | £111k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF LINCOLN CATHEDRAL | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION | £77k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LONDON PHILHARMONIC CHOIR | £95k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA | £392k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC TRUST | £1.1m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |