01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 1 October 1975
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £9,147
- Latest expenditure
- £9,001
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Gateshead International Business Centre, Mulgrave Terrace, GATESHEAD, Tyne And Wear, NE8 1AN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.mec.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Music Education Council is the gathering of the UK's most diverse and knowledgeable voices on the educational and social role of music. The Council acts as an expert advisor, facilitator of skills and knowledge sharing and enabler of change. MEC aims to help create a society where everyone benefits from the personal, social and educational value of music.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,147
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,001
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,147
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,001
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,957
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,342
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,896
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,941
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £8,107
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,185
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MUSIC EDUCATION COUNCIL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1975-10-01T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MAY 1975 AS AMENDED 3 SEPTEMBER 1980, 14 MAY 1981, 28 JULY 1989, 3 MAY 1994 AND 20 MARCH 1996. FURTHER AMENDED 25 NOVEMBER 1998AS AMENDED ON 27 MAR 2017 as amended on 15 Jul 2021 as amended on 01 Dec 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 330717
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE UK COUNCIL FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests