MACCLESFIELD MUSIC CENTRE

Registered charity 1068353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KING'S MUSIC CENTRE

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE MUSICAL TUITION AND PERFORMANCE FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF ABILITY.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE MUSICAL TUITION AND PERFORMANCE FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF ABILITY.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a positive net income of £14,208, increasing its total reserves to £34,461. The trustees are confident that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern. The charity has no employees, relying instead on self-employed tutors and volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and a half months worth of expenditure (held: £31k)

“It has been agreed to aim to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds, which is at least equal to an averaged calculation of three and a half months worth of expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

Funders the charity credits

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

Martyn Donaldson Music Trust — “Martyn Donaldson Music Trust” (source page)
The King's School, Macclesfield — “The King's School, Macclesfield” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JENNIFER THORPE · trustee of 1 other charity
Jason Slack
Judy Bell
Meghan Hopkins
Michael John Strutt · trustee of 7 other charities

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derbyshire · Staffordshire · Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£72k	£58k
31/08/2024	£59k	£61k
31/08/2023	£57k	£53k
31/08/2022	£53k	£48k
31/08/2021	£18k	£22k

Common questions

Is MACCLESFIELD MUSIC CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a positive net income of £14,208, increasing its total reserves to £34,461. The trustees are confident that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern. The charity has no employees, relying instead on self-employed tutors and volunteers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.