THE MUSICA BRITANNICA TRUST

Registered charity 271332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust promotes, supports, and develops research into British music by the continuing publication of Musica Britannica and by awarding grants to support new recordings of the Musica Britannica repertoire.Additionally, the Trust runs the annual Lewis Memorial Prize to provide support and opportunities for student performers.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC: (A) BY PROMOTING SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING RESEARCH INTO THE CLASSICS OF BRITISH MUSIC AND BY THE PUBLICATION OF SUCH WORKS AT A HIGH EDITORIAL LEVEL AND IN PARTICULAR BY TAKING OVER ALL OR ANY OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE ROYAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION WHICH RELATE TO MUSICA BRITANNICA AND BY CONTINUING THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION THEREOF. (B) SUBJECT AS AFORESAID AND AS A SUBSIDIARY OBJECT ONLY BY PROMOTING SUPPORTING AND PUBLISHING SCHOLARLY WORKS JOURNALS AND PAPERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £85,239, with free unrestricted reserves of £44,682 after accounting for stock not easily realised. The trustees consider assets adequate to fulfil obligations, noting the charity continues to publish volumes and award grants despite a net decrease in funds for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Complaints 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Rebecca Herissonechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Nicolas John Bell · trustee of 4 other charities
• PROFESSOR JULIAN RUSHTON
• PROFESSOR PETER HOLMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Professor Simon Keefe
• Valerie James · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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