THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK

Registered charity 1118542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FEDERATION OF MUSIC SERVICES

The Objects of the Charity are to advance the education of the public in the art of music.

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Latest income

£816k

Latest spending

£785k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £31,403 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £318,082. The trustees report that these reserves represent 4.54 months of budgeted management and administration expenditure, which is in line with their stated policy of maintaining three months' coverage. The charity is considered a going concern with stable membership income and sufficient cash flow to meet liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,000 to £89,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“£80,000 to £89,999 1 1” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of management and administration costs (held: £318k)

“consider that a level of free reserves equivalent to three months’ management and administration costs to be sufficient” — 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.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06134823

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.

FLOOD, Philip — director, appointed 06/11/2025on trustee list
CALISTER, John — director, appointed 06/11/2025on trustee list
GREENALL, Steven Robert — director, appointed 28/01/2025on trustee list
PAYNE, Charlotte Erica — director, appointed 07/11/2024on trustee list
HENLEY, Jennifer Susan, Professor — director, appointed 07/11/2024on trustee list
LEE, Sarah Louise — director, appointed 19/10/2023on trustee list
O'DONNELL, Ciaran George — director, appointed 19/10/2023on trustee list
SMALLEY, Peter Nicholas — director, appointed 02/03/2017on trustee list
WHYTE, Bridget — secretary, appointed 01/10/2017

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income

£816k

Total spending

£785k

Cost of raising funds

£25k

Reserves (reported)

£318k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (49% 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: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Payne
Ciaran O'Donnell
John Calister
Peter Smalley
Philip Flood
Professor Jennifer Henley
SARAH LEE
Steven Greenall

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

Operates in: Guernsey · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£816k	£785k
31/03/2024	£793k	£694k
31/03/2023	£410k	£547k
31/03/2022	£326k	£496k
31/03/2021	£641k	£298k

Common questions

Is THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £31,403 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £318,082. The trustees report that these reserves represent 4.54 months of budgeted management and administration expenditure, which is in line with their stated policy of maintaining three months' coverage. The charity is considered a going concern with stable membership income and sufficient cash flow to meet liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,000 to £89,999 band.

Who funds THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK as a grant recipient include THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC	FY2025	£37	Music Education / Sponsorship