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benslow music trust

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Activities & Mission

The Trust's main activity is its educational work for adult amateur musicians, through its year-round course programme and related musical activities at its residential centre in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,541,950
Latest Expenditure
£1,625,520

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 98.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £212,689
Charitable Activities £1,140,926
Other Trading £80,134
Investments £64,782
Other Income £43,419

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,520,679
Raising Funds £104,841
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,541,950£1,625,520£1,520,679£1,865,502£1,436,18736 / 12
2023£2,059,874£1,467,756£1,450,562£1,923,323£1,424,75743 / 11
2022£1,293,368£1,421,242£1,405,795£1,318,486£746,50235 / 8
2021£1,056,635£1,224,099£1,166,861£1,496,774£865,80332 / 6
2020£1,317,042£946,945£905,049£1,622,827£916,90732 / 6

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Benslow Music
Ibberson Way
HITCHIN
SG4 9RB
Registration Date
22 March 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
313663
Charity Number
313663

Trustees

TIMOTHY JOHN GILLOTT
MICHAEL PATRICK TAYLOR
NORMA KING
Colin Gerald Bates
Bhagwant Singh
Gwen Owen Robinson
Alan William Sheppard
Heidi Louise Malaure
Alessandra Mongiardino
Ellen Falconer

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