JAZZ NORTH-EAST LIMITED

Registered charity 507509 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Jazz North East promotes grant-aided jazz concerts, festivals and workshops both alone and in partnership with other not-for-profit organisations. We aim to provide opportunities to hear and on occasion work with artists of the highest quality from our own region, from the wider UK and from overseas. We keep admission prices low to encourage attendance by young people and the unemployed.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY ENCOURAGING AND FOSTERING THE UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC ESPECIALLY JAZZ AND ITS ASSOCIATED FORMS OF MUSIC.

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 charity reported a net expenditure of £4,393 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £26,064 to £21,671. Per the trustees' report, the organization relies heavily on Arts Council England funding and notes caution regarding downward trends in music sector audiences. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council Of England — “supporters Arts Council Of England” (source page)
• Northern Jazz Promoters — “supporters Arts Council Of England Northern Jazz Promoters” (source page)
• Jazz North — “supporters Arts Council Of England Northern Jazz Promoters Jazz North” (source page)
• Jazz Promotion Network — “supporters Arts Council Of England Northern Jazz Promoters Jazz North Jazz Promotion Network” (source page)
• PRSF Foundation's The Open Fund — “supporters Arts Council Of England Northern Jazz Promoters Jazz North Jazz Promotion Network PRSF Foundation's The Open Fund” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Richard John Popechair
• James Alistair Smith
• John Charles McGovern
• Kenneth Drew
• Melanie Annette Grundy
• Toshitaka Zenimoto

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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