b:music ltd
Activities & Mission
(1) TO PROMOTE AND PRESENT CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, COMPLEMENTARY TO THOSE OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CBSO) AND OF WORLD-CLASS CALIBRE,(2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY MUSIC, PROVIDING AN EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR THIS PURPOSE.
Fundraising
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Local Authority
Financial Information
Latest Income
£12,370,476
Latest Expenditure
£12,907,452
Financial Efficiency
Program Ratio 91.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 12.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure
Latest Financial Breakdown
Income Sources
Donations & Legacies £177,556
Charitable Activities £9,611,226
Other Trading £2,445,187
Investments £136,507
Other Income £0
Expenditure Categories
Charitable Expenditure £11,334,597
Raising Funds £1,572,855
Governance £26,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0
Financial Trend
Annual Returns
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £12,370,476 | £12,907,452 | £11,334,597 | £13,957,459 | £1,453,041 | 244 / 0 |
| 2023 | £12,153,130 | £12,831,299 | £11,236,699 | £14,494,435 | £1,285,007 | 239 / 0 |
| 2022 | £10,864,000 | £10,567,000 | £9,632,000 | £15,173,000 | £1,455,000 | 201 / 0 |
| 2021 | £9,565,000 | £5,214,000 | £4,892,000 | £14,876,000 | £822,000 | 250 / 0 |
| 2020 | £19,880,000 | £13,379,000 | £11,938,000 | £10,525,000 | £245,000 | 293 / 14 |
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Details
Address
B:Music Ltd
Symphony Hall
8 Centenary Square
Birmingham
B1 2EA
Symphony Hall
8 Centenary Square
Birmingham
B1 2EA
Website
www.bmusic.co.ukRegistration Date
21 March 1996
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
1053937
Charity Number
1053937
Trustees
ANITA BHALLA
VIDAR HJARDENG
IAN MYATT
James Tait
Joel Blake
Claire Evans
Anthony Roger Howard
Sir Albert Bore
Praveen Gupta
Jatinder Kaur Dhaliwal
Councillor Kenneth Wood
Sectors & Classifications
Also Known As
- PERFORMANCES BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
- SYMPHONY HALL
- SYMPHONY HALL (BIRMINGHAM) LTD