PAINSWICK MUSIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 271069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aims and objectives of the Society is to arrange four high quality classical music concerts each year in St Mary's Church, Painswick, which are greatly appreciated and well attended. Although professional and celebrated artists are usually engaged to maintain the high standards, the cost of tickets is kept to a minimum to make the concerts available to all.

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Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £849 for the year ended 31st July 2025, with total incoming resources of £26,499 against total resources expended of £25,650. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £17,769, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover all anticipated commitments for the next season. The trustees also confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover commitments for the forward booking of artists (held: £18k)
The Society`s policy is to hold reserves sufficient to cover commitments for the forward booking of artists. — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£26k£26k
31/07/2024£23k£20k
31/07/2023£19k£23k
31/07/2022£34k£53k
31/07/2021£3k£3k

Common questions

Is PAINSWICK MUSIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net incoming resource surplus of £849 for the year ended 31st July 2025, with total incoming resources of £26,499 against total resources expended of £25,650. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £17,769, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover all anticipated commitments for the next season. The trustees also confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.