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AMSCORDI LIMITED

Registered charity 270204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS SEMINAR

International master classes and seminars for classical musicians.

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Latest income
£458k
Latest spending
£548k
Registered
1975
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £2k for the year ended 31 October 2024, following a decline in total income from £580k to £482k due to the absence of substantial legacy donations seen in the prior year. Total expenditure fell to £493k, and the charity maintains general reserves of £294k, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy to hold six months' anticipated expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income)
“Donations and legacies (£288,504) did, however, remain our largest source of income.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' anticipated expenditure, approximately £250-300k (held: £294k)
“It is the charity’s policy to maintain a level of general reserves sufficient to cover six months' anticipated expenditure, approximately £250-300k” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation received from Mayfield Valley Arts Trust, of which trustee David Whelton is also a trustee.
“David Whelton, trustee of Amscordi Limited, is also a trustee of Mayfield Valley Arts Trust. The Trust donated £15,000 (2023: £15,000) to the charity during the year.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)

Total income
£637k
Total spending
£537k
Cost of raising funds
£515
Reserves (reported)
£278k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Cambridgeshire · Cornwall · Staffordshire · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£458k£548k
31/10/2024£482k£493k
31/10/2023£637k£537k
31/10/2022£1.2m£433k
31/10/2021£269k£248k

Common questions

Is AMSCORDI LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small overall surplus of £2k for the year ended 31 October 2024, following a decline in total income from £580k to £482k due to the absence of substantial legacy donations seen in the prior year. Total expenditure fell to £493k, and the charity maintains general reserves of £294k, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy to hold six months' anticipated expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AMSCORDI LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMSCORDI LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED, THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2023£30kTowards bursaries for talented UK postgraduate young professional musicians to study and perform chamber music.
THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£14k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£16k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GABRIELI.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AMSCORDI LIMITED£458k—0within—no doubt
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
Contemporary Music for All FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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