HASLEMERE MUSICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 262696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Amateur symphony orchestra and chorus

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND TO FOSTER INTEREST IN MUSIC BY THE STUDY OF CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL WORKS OF THE BEST CHARACTER AND BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND BY OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH WORKS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE HASLEMERE

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

£45k

Latest spending

£32k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves increased to £45,624 at the end of the financial year, driven by a large donation. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to maintain the ongoing survival of the society and plan to utilize the surplus for larger scale performances in the upcoming season.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“We were fortunate to receive increased donations, though these donation levels are never guaranteed to repeat in future years.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 125 - 150% of the prior year’s expenditure on regular professionals and venues (held: £46k)

“The Society’s policy is that we should maintain reserves at 125 - 150% of the prior year’s expenditure on regular professionals and venues.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MARION ROSAMUNDE BAGSHAWchair
BEN SMITHIES
Charlotte Fentem · trustee of 1 other charity
Johanna Sainsbury
Judith Ingham
Leah Goldmann
Patrick Callan
Sarah Jane Rogers

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£45k	£32k
31/08/2024	£38k	£32k
31/08/2023	£30k	£30k
31/08/2022	£26k	£29k
31/08/2021	£11k	£13k

Common questions

Is HASLEMERE MUSICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased to £45,624 at the end of the financial year, driven by a large donation. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to maintain the ongoing survival of the society and plan to utilize the surplus for larger scale performances in the upcoming season.