THE SIR GEORGE THALBEN-BALL MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 802316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THALBEN BALL AWARDS

The Trust's primary purpose is to support the Sir George Thalben-Ball Memorial Organ Scholarship at St Michael's Cornhill in the City of London. Other grants are given to young organists/church musicians (not singers) from any country, who are studying in the UK.

Objects

(A) THE PROMOTION OF MUSICAL EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR: (I) THE CREATION MAINTENANCE AND FUNDING OF AND ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP (TO BE KNOWN AS THE SIR GEORGE THALBEN-BALL ORGAN SCHOLARSHIP) TENABLE AT THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL, CORNHILL IN THE CITY OF LONDON OR SUCH OTHER CHURCH AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE AND THE PROVI- OF BURSARIES AND PRIZES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAID SCHOLARSHIP: (II) THE CREATION MAINTENANCE AND FUNDING OF SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS BURSARIE AND PRIZES FOR PUPILS OF SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS OF TRAVEL OF SUCH PUPILS BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY ANDAPPRECIATION OF CHURCH MUSIC CHOIR TRAINING ORGANS AND ORGAN PLAYING; (III) THE CREATION MAINTENANCE AND FUNDING OF MASTER-CLSSES LECTURES RECITALS CONCERTS AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL EVENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE APPRECIATION ANDENJOYMENT OF CHURCH MUSIC CHOIR TRAINING ORGANS AND ORGAN PLAYING. (B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£3k
Latest spending
£3k
Registered
1989

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Policies the charity declares

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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 30/06/2023 (received 10/06/2024, 41 days after the 30/04/2024 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3k£3k
31/12/2024£5k£3k
30/06/2024£3k£3k
30/06/2023£3k£3k
30/06/2022£3k£3k