THE DOUGLAS MUSIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 506675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DOUGLAS MUSIC PARBOLD, PARBOLD DOUGLAS MUSIC LANCASHIRE

Douglas Music society provide Live Music at the weekend from September to May/June each year,with established artists, young stars and musicians from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.Presents all kinds of music, Jazz, Brass,and Classical.We have combined events with the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle and a range of international musicians to present concerts for children in local schools.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

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 the financial situation is secure, although prices have been raised to cope with higher costs for artists' fees, hosting, publicity, and staging. The trustees report a continuing recovery in audience attendance, with the 2024-25 season seeing sell-out performances and a 95% average attendance rate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL BONSALLchair
• Chris Rowe
• Glenys Hilary Baulsh
• Jean Maureen Hilton
• Mary Elizabeth Nolan
• Wendy Holbeche · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire

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