MUSIC AT STOW

Registered charity 1185101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Music at Stow advances, improves and maintains public education and appreciation of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees shall think fit and in particular by staging an annual music festival in Stow-on-the-Wold, providing public concerts and recitals, educational activities and the musical events designed to encourage the appreciation of music among all age groups.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR BY STAGING AN ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN STOW-ON-THE-WOLD PROVIDING PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER MUSICAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AMONG ALL AGE GROUPS.

Area of benefit: 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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Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity ended the year with a positive balance of £20,008, which exceeded its minimum reserve requirement. This position was achieved as total incoming resources of £34,141 nearly covered total expenditure of £34,814, resulting in a small net expenditure of £673. The trustees note uncertainties regarding public demand and donor generosity but confirm the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (74% of income)

“Total 32,141 2,000 34,141 43,826” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum reserve requirement (held: £12k)

“The charity's minimum reserve requirement is in place as a safeguard against lower revenue than expected.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is a going concern and should remain so. Nevertheless, given the nature of the business, there are always uncertainties concerning public demand for the concerts and the generosity of donors.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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

Michael Omerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Liuda Vaus
Peter Robert Dixon · trustee of 1 other charity
SARAH COBB · trustee of 1 other charity
Simon Alexander Neves
Timothy Eric Titsworth
Tony Hedges

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£35k
31/12/2024	£44k	£25k
31/12/2023	£18k	£22k
31/12/2022	£10k	£11k
31/12/2021	£0	£337

Common questions

Is MUSIC AT STOW financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity ended the year with a positive balance of £20,008, which exceeded its minimum reserve requirement. This position was achieved as total incoming resources of £34,141 nearly covered total expenditure of £34,814, resulting in a small net expenditure of £673. The trustees note uncertainties regarding public demand and donor generosity but confirm the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	—
THE NISBET TRUST	1	£365k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£150k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£137k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£102k
THE BEAVERBROOK FOUNDATION	1	£66k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£60k
THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO	1	£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOODSTOCK MUSIC SOCIETY.

WOODSTOCK MUSIC SOCIETY income £28k
NAPTON MUSIC FESTIVAL TRUST income £60k
TRUST MUSIC income £43k
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY income £59k
WOODLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS income £29k
BRISTOL MUSIC TRUST income £14.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MUSIC AT STOW	£34k	—	—	above	—	noted
WOODSTOCK MUSIC SOCIETY FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NAPTON MUSIC FESTIVAL TRUST FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST MUSIC FY2025	£43k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
HARROW CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£59k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WOODLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ARTS FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.