KING EDWARD MUSICAL SOCIETY OF MACCLESFIELD

Registered charity 517554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as K E M S, KEMS

to study music of the highest quality and present the same to the public by way of concerts

Objects

TO PRESENT AND STUDY MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, NOT PRIMARILY COMPETITIVELY BUT AIMING AT A HIGH STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE, BOTH VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. THESE OBJECTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERT PERFORMANCES AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS DETERMINED BY THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE COMMITTEE AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an adjusted deficit of £3,149 for the year ending 2026-05-31, despite an unadjusted surplus. The trustees note that while reserves are currently adequate, the financial situation requires continued attention to address the deficit.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Merle Thomsonchair
• Annette Butler
• Dr Timothy David Ward
• Laura Blackburn
• Moira Anne Taylor
• PAUL RICHARD SPEDDING · trustee of 1 other charity
• RICHARD MOSS

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derbyshire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

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