KESWICK MUSIC SOCIETY
The promotion of classical music concerts in Keswick together with giving assistance and encouragement in the development of an interest among the young people of the area in listening to, learning about, and performing music.
Objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS, AND BY HOLDING MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS TO STIMULATE THE LATENT MUSICAL INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT.
Latest income
£20k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1970
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investment
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 8
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2023 (received 03/06/2024, 64 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).
Trustees
- ELAINE DIANA MOOR
- Gesa Renate Blackmore
- JOHN RICHARD HUNSTON
- MRS MARY COOKE
- Michael Richardson
- john harling
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £20k | £21k |
| 31/05/2024 | £14k | £18k |
| 31/05/2023 | £11k | £22k |
| 31/05/2022 | £15k | £7k |
| 31/05/2021 | £1 | £441 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Rock Foundation | 11/12/2007 | £60k | Grant awarded to Keswick Music Society (Cumbria) |
| Northern Rock Foundation | 08/03/2005 | £45k | Grant awarded to Keswick Music Society (Cumbria) |