THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSIC OF LEEDS MINSTER

Registered charity 1055944 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5104077 · Wikipedia · also known as THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSIC OF LEEDS PARISH CHURCH

To further the religious work of Leeds Minster by supporting and upholding its choral tradition and maintaining its organ; and to promote the musical education of the general public by the performance of church music and the presentation of choral and instrumental concerts.

Objects

1) TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS WORK OF ST PETER-AT-LEEDS KIRKGATE,LEEDS (LEEDS PARISH CHURCH) BY ASSISTING,MAINTAINING AND SUPPORTING ITS CHORAL TRADITION AND ASSISTING IN CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS ORGAN. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF PERFORMANCES OF CHURCH MUSIC (WHETHER CHORAL OR INSTRUMENTAL) IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND BY PROMOTION OF THE ARTS (IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF MUSIC) BY PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. 3) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ITS ABSOLUTE DICRETION THINKS FIT.

Area of benefit: KIRKGATE, LEEDS

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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Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported an operating surplus of £38,837 for the year, driven largely by proceeds from the sale of a property, which increased total unrestricted and restricted reserves to £550,755. However, the charity suffered a loss of £19,095 on its investments due to poor performance by its fund manager, CCLA. The trustees expressed disappointment with the investment performance and indicated they would consider their options at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Conflicting interests
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Friends of the Music of Leeds Minster (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Canon Paul Dorian Mayburychair · trustee of 3 other charities
• DAVID HAWKIN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Richard Morrish · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patricia Lesley Enoch · trustee of 1 other charity
• Quentin Brown
• Richard Charles Myhill
• Suzanne Patricia Barraclough

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Shared trustees with funders

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• Patricia Lesley Enoch — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF LEEDS CITY

Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIGHT MUSIC SOCIETY.

• THE LIGHT MUSIC SOCIETY income £37k
• LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION income £77k
• THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC income £1.2m
• LEEDS PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY (CIO) income £49k
• THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) income £1.8m
• THE FRIENDS OF HEREFORD CATHEDRAL income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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