BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 April 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11198293
Financial period: 30 July 2024 – 29 July 2025
Latest income: £2,876,407
Latest expenditure: £2,958,661
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Aylesbury Music Centre, Walton Road, Aylesbury, HP21 7ST

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bucksmusic.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our core mission is to provide outstanding music education, including instrumental and vocal lessons at school and in one of our Music Centres across Bucks.We also support schools in the delivery of their music curriculum, and work with a range of partners who share a passion for music and its importance for all young people, in all its forms.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,876,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,958,661

Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,437,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,813,581

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,177,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,450,836

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: 20 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,204,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,309,236

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: 14 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,124,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,133,291

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,876,407
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,958,661
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,147,280
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,437,923
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,813,581
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £831,919
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: 15

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: 29 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,177,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,450,836
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £744,005
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

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: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,204,096
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,309,236
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 14 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,124,036
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,133,291
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £997,741
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1147280
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1729127
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2876407
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,958,661
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2958661
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16800
Expenditure Support Costs: 943230
Expenditure Depreciation: 17893
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 17893
Gain Loss Other: -1638
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 33025
Assets Own Use: 33025
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £343,451
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,324,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£947,524
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1324000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £5,862
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -1088881
Funds Restricted: 141357
Funds Total: -947524
Count Employees: 104
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 887540
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1586383
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2473923
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,813,581
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2813581
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5130
Expenditure Support Costs: 725805
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7906
Assets Own Use: 7906
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -320381
Assets Other Assets: £2,805,675
Assets Total Liabilities: £19,277
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,473,923
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11777
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7500
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2418302
Funds Restricted: 55621
Funds Total: 2473923
Count Employees: 107
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 29 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 781801
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1396020
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2177821
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,450,836
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2450836
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 2361
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -938
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 7906
Assets Own Use: 7906
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £167,206
Assets Total Liabilities: £700,724
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£525,612
Creditors One Year Total Current: 682340
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 18384
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -530905
Funds Restricted: 5293
Funds Total: -525612
Count Employees: 98
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 20 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 840652
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1363444
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2204096
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,302,308
Expenditure Other: 6928
Expenditure Total: 2309236
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 610180
Expenditure Depreciation: 2605
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 8844
Assets Own Use: 8844
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £161,630
Assets Total Liabilities: £416,532
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£246,058
Creditors One Year Total Current: 388039
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 28493
Assets Cash: £81,226
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -262632
Funds Restricted: 16574
Funds Total: -246058
Count Employees: 93
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 14 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1069741
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1054295
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2124036
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,126,130
Expenditure Other: 7161
Expenditure Total: 2133291
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9525
Expenditure Support Costs: 608277
Expenditure Depreciation: 1543
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1543
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £767
Assets Total Fixed: 3806
Assets Own Use: 3806
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £251,488
Assets Total Liabilities: £396,212
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£140,918
Creditors One Year Total Current: 357787
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 38425
Assets Cash: £6,165
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -160082
Funds Restricted: 19164
Funds Total: -140918
Count Employees: 103
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-06-24T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1027423
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1027423
Assoc Charity Name: AYLESBURY MUSIC CENTRE PARENTS AND TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Charity Name: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-04-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 FEB 2018
Charitable Objects: 2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:2.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN RELATION TO MUSIC AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES;2.1.2 THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN, PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES;2.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH MUSIC, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND2.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EVENTS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS.2.1.5 FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CAUSE "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: HEALTH, DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures