POOLE SOCIETY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

Registered charity 1171893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BROADSTONE MUSIC SERIES

PSYM present concerts to share the love of music with everyone and educate the next generation of musicians young and old in and around Broadstone, Dorset. Each concert includes a carefully planned educational angle to support music in the local area. In addition to workshops, we a put on an summer school each year for up to 80 young musicians from beginner to beyond grade 8.

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Latest income

£59k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £49,664 as at 31 December 2025, which the trustees consider necessary to run the charity in an orderly and prudent manner. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,772 for the year, with total incoming resources of £59,476 against total expenditure of £56,704. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £1,505.00

“The Musical Director received a total payment of £1,505.00 for coaching and organisational fees.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £50k)

“The trustees consider this level of reserves necessary to run the charity in an orderly and prudent manner.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: The Musical Director received a total payment of £1,505.00 for coaching and organisational fees.

“The Musical Director received a total payment of £1,505.00 for coaching and organisational fees.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Arts Society Poole — “We are grateful to the Arts Society Poole for their support towards this event.” (source page)
Wessex Young Musicians Trust — “We are grateful again to Wessex Young Musicians Trust for their help, Albert and Eugenie Frost Trust for their chamber music projects suppor…” (source page)
SoundStorm — “We would like to show a special thank you to our hub partners SoundStorm Music agency who provide help, advice and funding towards our chari…” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/01/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

MARTIN JOHN CASEYchair
ALISON JAYNE KAY
DEBRA JACQUELINE ADAM
Dominic James Farrell
HELEN ELIZABETH WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
NICOLA SUSAN NICHOLAS
Natalie Anne Covell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£59k	£57k
31/12/2024	£50k	£43k
31/12/2023	£53k	£46k
31/12/2022	£40k	£35k
31/12/2021	£20k	£18k

Common questions

Is POOLE SOCIETY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £49,664 as at 31 December 2025, which the trustees consider necessary to run the charity in an orderly and prudent manner. The charity reported a net income surplus of £2,772 for the year, with total incoming resources of £59,476 against total expenditure of £56,704. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of POOLE SOCIETY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £1,505.00 band.

Who funds POOLE SOCIETY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name POOLE SOCIETY FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO	FY2024	£5k
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO	FY2023	£5k