SHEFFIELD JAZZ

Registered charity 1130936 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sheffield Jazz' objects are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education for the public benefit by encouraging and fostering understanding, knowledge, appreciation and development of music, the arts, and in particular jazz, by running concerts and putting on workshops. Sheffield Jazz is run on an entirely voluntary basis.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE ANDADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ENCOURAGING AND FOSTERINGUNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC ANDTHE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR, JAZZ.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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 ended the financial year in an exceptionally strong financial position with free reserves of £12,378, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of £5,000-£6,000. Per the trustees' report, this surplus provides a robust financial cushion to cover additional costs and refresh equipment. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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 06771444

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.

• MASCARENHAS-KEYES, Stella, Dr — director, appointed 17/04/2025on trustee list
• JAMES, Tamora Davina, Dr — director, appointed 15/02/2022on trustee list
• MATTHEWS, Jeremy Paul — director, appointed 20/03/2020on trustee list
• PERRYMAN, Simon Charles — director, appointed 20/03/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes
• Dr TAMORA DAVINA JAMES
• JEREMY MATTHEWS
• Simon Perryman

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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