THE ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

Registered charity 1089003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AMIS

To advance the education of school pupils throughout the world by developing their understanding, knowledge and appreciation of music.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL PUPILS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY DEVELOPING THEIR UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR TEACHERS IN GLOBAL ISSUES AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE AND STUDY OF MUSIC.(C) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL PUPILS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.(D) TO PROMOTE THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATIONALLY VALUABLE MUSIC REPERTOIRE.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operating deficit of £24,693 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £347,287. Per the trustees' report, the charity's free reserves were £39,988, which is below the stated operational reserve target of £100,000. The Board remains confident in the organization’s financial health despite the deficit, citing strategic investments in volunteer support and digital infrastructure.

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 policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04242595

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• OLDS, Desta Luella — director, appointed 01/07/2026on trustee list
• WARD, Christopher Brian, Mr. — director, appointed 21/05/2026on trustee list
• GRAHAM, Gordon Charles, Mr. — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• SCHWARTZ, Rhonda Jean — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• CALLAN, Liam Hibbert, Mr. — director, appointed 01/07/2025on trustee list
• HOLBROOK, Sophie — director, appointed 01/07/2024on trustee list
• BANINO, Morgan — director, appointed 01/07/2024on trustee list
• WHITE, Brian Christopher, Mr. — director, appointed 01/06/2022on trustee list
• LONDGREN, Jay Steven, Mr. — director, appointed 01/07/2018on trustee list
• HIGHFILL, Megan Jaye — secretary, appointed 01/07/2024

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Christopher White
• Christopher Brian Ward
• Desta Luella Olds
• Gordon Graham
• Jay Steven Londgren
• Liam Hibbert Callan
• Morgan Banino
• Rhonda Jean Schwartz
• Sophie Holbrook

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

Operates in: Belgium · City Of Westminster · Dominican Republic · Norfolk · Switzerland

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.

• THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC income £50.9m
• COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED income £194k
• THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME income £170k
• THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION income £608k
• WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD income £1.3m
• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

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