01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 March 1996
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03169600
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £13,610,832
- Latest expenditure
- £13,432,406
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: B:Music Ltd, Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bmusic.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
(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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,610,832
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,432,406
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,370,476
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,907,452
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,153,130
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,831,299
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,864,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,567,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £9,565,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,214,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £13,610,832
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,432,406
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,394,604
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £12,370,476
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,907,452
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,490,788
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,153,130
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,831,299
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,481,898
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £10,864,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,567,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,889,894
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £9,565,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,214,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,862,994
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 136230
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2892276
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10332819
- Income Investments
- 249507
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13610832
- Income Legacies
- 1323
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,890,128
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,542,278
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13432406
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4317827
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 741350
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,139,741
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12283591
- Assets Own Use
- 12283591
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,805,773
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,953,479
- Assets Current Investment
- 3704581
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,135,885
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6574632
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1378847
- Assets Cash
- £5,145,174
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2988306
- Funds Restricted
- 11147579
- Funds Total
- 14135885
- Count Employees
- 247
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 177556
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2445187
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9611226
- Income Investments
- 136507
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12370476
- Income Legacies
- 17529
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,572,855
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,334,597
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12907452
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4258315
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 734578
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,453,041
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12767268
- Assets Own Use
- 12767268
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,247,696
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,057,505
- Assets Current Investment
- 1087350
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,957,459
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5822194
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1235311
- Assets Cash
- £6,224,012
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2365280
- Funds Restricted
- 11592179
- Funds Total
- 13957459
- Count Employees
- 244
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 225097
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2497623
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9396608
- Income Investments
- 33802
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12153130
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,594,600
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £11,236,699
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12831299
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3254513
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 732804
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,285,007
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13431726
- Assets Own Use
- 13431726
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,790,595
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,727,886
- Assets Current Investment
- 2540408
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,494,435
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4671226
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1056660
- Assets Cash
- £3,101,145
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2259852
- Funds Restricted
- 12234583
- Funds Total
- 14494435
- Count Employees
- 239
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 216000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1280000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9355000
- Income Investments
- 13000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10864000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £935,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,632,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10567000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3130000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 511000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,455,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13811000
- Assets Own Use
- 13811000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,163,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,801,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2525000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,173,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6155000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 646000
- Assets Cash
- £4,105,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2286000
- Funds Restricted
- 12887000
- Funds Total
- 15173000
- Count Employees
- 201
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 305000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 91000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9151000
- Income Investments
- 18000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9565000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £322,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,892,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5214000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2048000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 288000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £822,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13688000
- Assets Own Use
- 13688000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,672,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,484,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 2513000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,876,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4815000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 669000
- Assets Cash
- £3,174,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2275000
- Funds Restricted
- 12601000
- Funds Total
- 14876000
- Count Employees
- 250
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- B:MUSIC LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1996-03-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 MARCH 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 07 FEBRUARY 1997, 12 OCTOBER 1999, 25 NOVEMBER 2004, 29 JUNE 2006, 02 JUNE 2008 AND 01 SEPTEMBER 2011. 05/03/1996 as amended on 31 Mar 2021
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF MUSIC. 2. TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN YOUNG PERSONS IN THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPOSITION OF MUSIC AND MUSIC DRAMA AND TO PROMOTE THE RECOGNITION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTICE THE MIDLANDS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 196892
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- SYMPHONY HALL
- Charity Name Id
- 196907
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- SYMPHONY HALL (BIRMINGHAM) LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 196884
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PERFORMANCES BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures