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MIDSUMMER MUSIC

Registered charity 1145873 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MIDSUMMER MUSIC AIMS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC. THE MAIN ACTIVITY IS THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANNUAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY FEATURING ARTISTS OF INTERNATIONAL STATURE. A MINIMUM OF FIVE CONCERTS ARE GIVEN OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD IN THE SUMMER.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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
£77k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted cash reserves of £57,933, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,934 for the year, marking the third consecutive year of surplus. The trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a very good financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £58k)
“the reserve level remains set at £10,000” — page 6
Per its FY2024 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: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£77k£51k
31/12/2023£49k£44k
31/12/2022£46k£37k
31/12/2021£27k£31k
31/12/2020£31k£17k

Common questions

Is MIDSUMMER MUSIC financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted cash reserves of £57,933, which is significantly above its stated policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,934 for the year, marking the third consecutive year of surplus. The trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a very good financial position. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.