LUTON MUSIC CLUB

Registered charity 264659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSIC ON MONDAYS

Education and training in arts and culture

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS. THE CLUB WILL OPERATE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO BE REGARDED AS A CHARITABLE BODY.

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

Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£34k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total operational expenditure for the year was £34,329, funded by income of £32,751, resulting in a deficit. The trustees' report indicates that membership has stabilized but audience figures showed a slight decline, and the charity considers a reserves level of at least 60% of budgeted expenses to be prudent.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 60% of the budgeted expense

“We therefore consider a Reserves level of at least 60% of the budgeted expense to be a prudent policy.”

Per its FY2025 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Wixamtree Trust — “Luton Music is generously supported by: Wixamtree Trust” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD PHILIP SISSONchair
Dr Wendy Butler
JOAN MARGARET DRAGE
James Wilson
MIKE ATKINSON
Paul James Cott
Roy Jeffrey Barnes

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£34k
31/12/2024	£30k	£33k
05/04/2024	£33k	£30k
05/04/2023	£14k	£29k
05/04/2022	£21k	£21k

Common questions

Is LUTON MUSIC CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total operational expenditure for the year was £34,329, funded by income of £32,751, resulting in a deficit. The trustees' report indicates that membership has stabilized but audience figures showed a slight decline, and the charity considers a reserves level of at least 60% of budgeted expenses to be prudent. 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
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	2	£2k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£43k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	1	£17k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	1	£11k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£9k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£9k

Charities like this

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

THE LIGHT MUSIC SOCIETY income £37k
KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL income £2.2m
THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC income £1.2m
BLACKPOOL MUSIC SCHOOL income £117k
LUTON CULTURAL SERVICES TRUST income £3.6m
SEATON AND DISTRICT MUSIC CLUB income £25k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LUTON MUSIC CLUB	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIGHT MUSIC SOCIETY FY2025	£37k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL FY2025	£2.2m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKPOOL MUSIC SCHOOL FY2025	£117k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
LUTON CULTURAL SERVICES TRUST FY2025	£3.6m	£60,001 - £70,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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