GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC 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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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 31/08/2025
- 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/09/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (07/02/2026)
Trustees
- Amelia Conway-Jones
- Charles Frederic Basil Woodd
- Dr Damian Kenny
- Fenner Curtis
- Gillian Margaret Greenwell
- James Kemp
- Jennifer Aviss
- Stephen Philip Belinfante
- Supriya Kesevan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND | FY2022 | £25k | Crowdfunding Challenge Grant |
| THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £20k | Related party transaction (pledged) |
| THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £20k | Arts, museums and built heritage |
| CHK Foundation | FY2023 | £20k | |
| CHK Foundation | FY2023 | £10k | |
| THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Culture |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | People with disabilities and health difficulties |
| DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | Jeff Moore Commission |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k | Older people |
| COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £958 | People with disabilities and health difficulties |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/12/2023 | £20k | Stand by Me |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/10/2005 | £4k | removal costs, office equipment |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| Q CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS | 1 | £285 |
Charities like this
- YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS
- KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL
- WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS
- EYE MUSIC TRUST
- THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME
- GLOBAL MUSIC ACADEMY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LIMITED | £652k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS | £363k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL | £2.2m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EYE MUSIC TRUST | £385k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME | £170k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |