MUSIC AT BEAULIEU TRUST

Registered charity 1080651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSIC AT BEAULIEU

Music at Beaulieu arranges some 12 to 14 concerts each year, providing excellent inexpensive music from classical to jazz and offering a platform for young as well as established world-class musicians.Music at Beaulieu also offers competitive awards to assist musicians in the New Forest in their musical careers.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN BEAULIEU AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED TO BEAULIEU ABBEY CHURCH AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE.

Area of benefit: BEAULIEU AND SURROUNDING AREA.

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

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is healthy, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £81,158 from £74,096 in the prior year. The charity reported a net income of £7,062 for the year, supported by gross income of £41,158 and expenditure of £36,754. The trustees confirmed there are no uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media 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)

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

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David John Howel Moore-Gwyn · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOHN MICHAEL GRAVES FCA · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Catherine Cowie · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

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• David John Howel Moore-Gwyn — trustee here and at Beaulieu, Exbury and East Boldre, Parochial Church Council
• Rev Catherine Cowie — trustee here and at Beaulieu, Exbury and East Boldre, Parochial Church Council

Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• ST BRIAVELS MUSIC SOCIETY income £34k
• THE PLEYEL TRUST income £37k
• MUSIC AT STOW income £34k
• THE BEDFORDSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £41k
• CHILDREN'S MUSIC MATTERS income £321k
• NEW FOREST DISABILITY INFORMATION SERVICE income £300k

Side by side with its peers

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