MORE MUSIC IN MORECAMBE

Registered charity 1097929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MMM

More Music aims to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through creative arts activities particularly music. Based in the seaside town of Morecambe, More Music is a music education charity that works throughout the Lancaster district, Lancashire, the north west and internationally.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN RELATION TO MUSIC AND RELATED ARTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE. TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED OR WHO HAVE OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS, TO EXPERIENCE, ENJOY AND PERFORM MUSIC.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM BUT PARTICULARLY THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lancaster, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total surplus of £69,442 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted free reserves standing at £49,630. The trustees note that reserves are below the stated policy target of six weeks of running costs (£52,184) but indicate that the reserves position is growing and sufficient to safeguard the charity in the current challenging financial landscape.

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 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Arts Council — “More Music is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation.” (source page)
• Youth Music — “Youth Music believe everyone should have the chance to make music, unfortunately many kids face challenges in their lives. Youth Music help …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 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 (89% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lauren Zawadzkichair
• Alison Blair
• Amanda Quigley
• Anjanette Rachel Stokes
• Dr Katherine Taylor
• Fergus Ashcroft-Walsh
• Georgina Sommerville
• Guy Cookson-Rabouhi
• Jess Shaw · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew Robinson
• Samy Ud-Din

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC THERAPY WORKS.

• MUSIC THERAPY WORKS income £393k
• MADE WITH MUSIC income £125k
• MORE THAN MUSIC CYMRU income £73k
• THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK income £816k
• CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST income £158k
• MUSIC IN LYDDINGTON income £29k

Side by side with its peers

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