CCEW Charity Commission profile

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1149534 · organisation 5030973

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 October 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08186921
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £1,785
Latest expenditure: £270,287
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 35 Barrow Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AR

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.cums.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

CUMS supports a number of musical ensembles composed largely of students at Cambridge University.

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: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £270,287

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £247,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,089

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £195,641
Total Gross Expenditure: £187,924

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £154,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,370

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,132

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £247,817
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,089
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £195,641
Total Gross Expenditure: £187,924
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £154,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,370
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £60,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,132
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-06-09T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 802088
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 802088
Assoc Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-10-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/08/2012
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE MUSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY AND CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND ELSEWHERE (2) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE MUSICAL EDUCATION AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE.
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND ELSEWHERE

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management