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GREAT BOWDEN RECITAL TRUST

Registered charity 1118140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Music development, appreciation and participation for all in the South Leicestershire area.

Objects

To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public events.

Area of benefit: MARKET HARBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE

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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Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£66k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust incurred a total deficit of £1,754.22 for the year ended 31 May 2025. Despite this loss, the Trustees confirm that sufficient surplus funds are carried forward to cover all essential running costs for the 2025/26 financial year, and the Trust maintains minimal reserves sufficient to meet day-to-day requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions (56% of income)
“Subscriptions In £18,641.20” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimal reserves sufficient to meet its day-to-day requirements (held: £19k)
“The Trust maintains minimal reserves sufficient to meet its day-to-day requirements” — 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£64k£66k
31/05/2024£79k£75k
31/05/2023£54k£47k
31/05/2022£16k£47k
31/05/2021£25k£13k

Common questions

Is GREAT BOWDEN RECITAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust incurred a total deficit of £1,754.22 for the year ended 31 May 2025. Despite this loss, the Trustees confirm that sufficient surplus funds are carried forward to cover all essential running costs for the 2025/26 financial year, and the Trust maintains minimal reserves sufficient to meet day-to-day requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.