KESWICK MUSIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 500056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: KESWICK AND DISTRICT

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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Registered contact address: Cumberland, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£20k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
1970

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Policies the charity declares

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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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Northern Rock Foundation11/12/2007£60kGrant awarded to Keswick Music Society (Cumbria)
Northern Rock Foundation08/03/2005£45kGrant awarded to Keswick Music Society (Cumbria)