DORSET RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL, LIMITED

Registered charity 306231 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRMS

For music lessons in all styles by qualified experienced teachers on all instruments, singing and music theory. All ages , abilities welcome. Instrument hire, music library, music shop, practice rooms available. Music appreciation classes are held at the school which is also the public examination centre for practical music exams.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY:1. THE PROVISION OF TUITION FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES;2. THE PROVISION OF MUSIC CENTRES;3. THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

Area of benefit: DORSET

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 the charity moved from a deficit to a surplus position, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £28,955. The trustees note that the financial position was strengthened by a trustee waiving £20,000 of a loan, but also indicate a dependency on securing ongoing funding to maintain long-term sustainability.

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What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Julie Newallchair
• Dr Richard Hall
• Gareth Jones
• John Goodman
• Lucy Jane Martin
• MICHAEL WILLIAM MOREL WARREN

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION.

• EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION income £137k
• THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST income £129k
• THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST income £1.1m
• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £2.9m
• CORNWALL MUSIC SERVICE TRUST income £1.8m
• Saffron Music Trust income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

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