THE WAGNER SOCIETY

Registered charity 266383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAGNER SOCIETY, WAGNER SOCIETY (ENGLAND)

The appreciation and study of Richard Wagner's Life and Music.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF RICHARD WAGNER. (2) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD OF THE WORKS OF RICHARD WAGNER BYT THE SOCIETY MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, AND FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES INCLUDE IN ITS PROGRAMMES SUITABLE WORKS BY OTHER COMPOSERS. (3) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE OTHER CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF THE MUSIC OF RICHARD WAGNER.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,270 for the year, reducing total unrestricted reserves to £133,703. The trustees confirm the society is amply funded with a strong balance sheet, noting that cash and investments total £134,056. They intend to maintain reserves sufficient to meet forecast cash flow requirements for at least the following two years.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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
• Internal risk management 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN RIDGEWELLchair
• Anthony Spooner
• Hugo Williams
• JOANNA COUSINS
• Jon Wallner
• Philip Harrisson
• Stuart Poyner

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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