MUSIC PRESERVED
Music Preserved was founded to preserve documents of public performances in recorded sound for future generations, securing, as far as possible, the integrity of the performances and the performance contexts.
Objects
(A) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT, APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC AND FOR THIS PURPOSE TO OVERSEE AND TO PROVIDE A PROGRAMME OF MAKING ARCHIVE RECORDINGS BOTH AUDIO AND AUDIO-VISUAL OF A REPRESENTATIVE SELECTION OF THE MUSIC WHICH HAS BEEN OR IS OR WILL BE PERFORMED PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SO THAT THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR MUSICIANS AND STUDENTS MAY, IN CONTROLLED CONDITIONS, LISTEN TO AND STUDY MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE. (B) TO ACQUIRE, COLLECT IN, RETAIN AND SAFEGUARD OWNERSHIP OF AND THE COPYRIGHTS IN ANY RECORDING MEDUIM WHICH ENCOMPASS PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC WITH OR WITHOUT THE WORDS SPOKEN OR SUNG IN ASSOCIATION THERWITH ("THE RECORDINGS"). (C) TO PROVIDE ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES AND DEPOSITORIES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RETENTION, PRESERVATION AND COLLATION OF RECORDINGS AND THE PROVISION OF ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND/OR LISTEN TO THE RECORDINGS.
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2021
- Volunteers: 4
Trustees
- Paul William James Bailychair
- Aine Sheil
- Andrew Paul Walter
- Anthony Peter Freud
- Ian Rosenblatt
- NICHOLAS PAYNE
- RICHARD JARMAN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £12k | £13k |
| 31/05/2024 | £14k | £14k |
| 31/05/2023 | £649 | £4k |
| 31/05/2022 | £5k | £3k |
| 31/05/2021 | £15k | £2k |
Common questions
Who funds MUSIC PRESERVED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSIC PRESERVED as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £2k | Advancement of education |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/01/1997 | £96k | "Music Performance Heritage Preservation" |