GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED

Registered charity 1085708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLOUCESTER ACADEMY OF MUSIC, GLOUCESTER ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED, MUSIC@BMGGAMPA LIMITED

MUSICAL AND PERFORMANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY PRACTICE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OR SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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: Gloucester, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£652k
Latest spending
£634k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £18,200 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £45,960. The trustees confirmed that no funds were in deficit and expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to satisfy both the current programme of work as well as providing a base reserve of unrestricted funds (reserves figure: £46k)
“It is the Trustees' policy to maintain sufficient funds to satisfy both the current programme of work as well as providing a base reserve of unrestricted funds.” — 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 30

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gloucestershire Academy of Music (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£652k
Total spending
£634k
Reserves (reported)
£46k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£652k£634k
31/08/2024£481k£490k
31/08/2023£511k£420k
31/08/2022£525k£453k
31/08/2021£326k£343k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £18,200 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £45,960. The trustees confirmed that no funds were in deficit and expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND, THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, CHK Foundation, THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATION, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUNDFY2022£25kCrowdfunding Challenge Grant
THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£20kRelated party transaction (pledged)
THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£20kArts, museums and built heritage
CHK FoundationFY2023£20k
CHK FoundationFY2023£10k
THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kCulture
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2022£3kJeff Moore Commission
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kOlder people
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£958People with disabilities and health difficulties

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2023£20kStand by Me
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2005£4kremoval costs, office equipment

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£4k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS1£285

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED£652k—0unclear—no doubt
YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL FY2025£2.2mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
EYE MUSIC TRUST FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.