THE VIOLA DA GAMBA SOCIETY

Registered charity 258544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, ANNUAL LIST OF MEMBERS, HIRE OF VIOLS, MUSIC PUBLISHING, ON-LINE JOURNAL, 3 MEETINGS PER YEAR, ANNUAL SUMMER COURSE FOR NEW VIOL PLAYERS.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF THE VIOLS, THEIR PLAYING, THEIR MUSIC AND THEIR MAKING, ON THE PART OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £1,541, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £26,718. The treasurer describes the VdGS as having a 'healthy overall reserve', supported by income from subscriptions, hire fees, and sales. Expenditure was managed with costs for generating funds remaining low at £602, while support costs totaled £8,754.

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 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Bryanchair
• ALISON CRUM
• Dr David Anthony Blazey · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Nicholas Hyde
• MARY IDEN
• Margaret Woodruff

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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