01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 July 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05464855
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £4,092,789
- Latest expenditure
- £3,612,767
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Kent Music, Unit 25-26, Creative Enterprise Quarter, Javelin Way, ASHFORD, TN24 8FN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.kent-music.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Kent Music is the lead partner for the music education hub for Kent. We provide instrumental & vocal tuition, ensembles, choirs and groups for children, young people & adults, bespoke support to schools, a financial assistance scheme to support children & young people on low incomes and a musical instrument service.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,092,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,612,767
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,773,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,225,666
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,231,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,115,030
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,226,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,202,311
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,975,222
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,880,710
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,092,789
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,612,767
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,870,261
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- 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 Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,773,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,225,666
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,693,938
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,231,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,115,030
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,288,098
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,226,489
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,202,311
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,393,806
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,975,222
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,880,710
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,489,766
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 36494
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3996385
- Income Investments
- 59910
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4092789
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,612,767
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3612767
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21600
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 44327
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 68000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,459,803
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2039302
- Assets Own Use
- 10260
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2029042
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -34000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,081,266
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,012,234
- Assets Current Investment
- 333694
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,074,334
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 495487
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 516747
- Assets Cash
- £1,442,098
- Funds Endowment
- 333694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2459803
- Funds Restricted
- 3280837
- Funds Total
- 6074334
- Count Employees
- 130
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13261
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4713981
- Income Investments
- 46259
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4773501
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,225,666
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3225666
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17340
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 33513
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -46000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,699,856
- Assets Total Fixed
- 162742
- Assets Own Use
- 10260
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 152482
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,933,212
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £433,642
- Assets Current Investment
- 333694
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,662,312
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 413642
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20000
- Assets Cash
- £1,868,537
- Funds Endowment
- 333694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1699856
- Funds Restricted
- 3628762
- Funds Total
- 5662312
- Count Employees
- 126
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 27 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10083
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4210717
- Income Investments
- 10433
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4231233
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,115,030
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3115030
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 243866
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65766
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -22000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,433,239
- Assets Total Fixed
- 123444
- Assets Own Use
- 123444
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,471,671
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £434,638
- Assets Current Investment
- 333694
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,160,477
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 414638
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20000
- Assets Cash
- £1,655,975
- Funds Endowment
- 333694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1556683
- Funds Restricted
- 2270100
- Funds Total
- 4160477
- Count Employees
- 119
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 9 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3638
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3221415
- Income Investments
- 1436
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3226489
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £860,074
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,342,237
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3202311
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 484626
- Expenditure Governance
- 18800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 244688
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37003
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 476000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -206
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,569,188
- Assets Total Fixed
- 86288
- Assets Own Use
- 86288
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,186,192
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £206,206
- Assets Current Investment
- 333694
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,066,274
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 186206
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20000
- Assets Cash
- £1,528,112
- Funds Endowment
- 333694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1569188
- Funds Restricted
- 1163392
- Funds Total
- 3066274
- Count Employees
- 151
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16403
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2956159
- Income Investments
- 2531
- Income Other
- 129
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2975222
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,880,710
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2880710
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 501953
- Expenditure Governance
- 15600
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 62123
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 258000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,306,771
- Assets Total Fixed
- 117808
- Assets Own Use
- 117808
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -476000
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,133,837
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £182,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,593,096
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 182549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,539,997
- Funds Endowment
- 333694
- Funds Unrestricted
- 943579
- Funds Restricted
- 1315823
- Funds Total
- 2593096
- Count Employees
- 143
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Medway
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KENT MUSIC
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-07-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/05/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/02/2011 as amended on 22 Jun 2018 as amended on 05 Jul 2024
- Charitable Objects
- THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') SHALL BE THE PROMOTION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN ALL ITS FORMS AND IN PARTICULAR MUSIC AND FOR THIS PURPOSE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TUITION AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY PRINCIPALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE MEDWAY UNITARY AUTHORITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- PRINCIPALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF KENT, INCLUDING THE MEDWAY UNITARY AUTHORITY.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 474360
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- KENT MUSIC SCHOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures