Keynote Music — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 December 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £6,000
Latest expenditure: £3,547
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 48 MEDWAY ROAD, LONDON, E3 5BY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.keynoteopera.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Keynote Music has been established to enable the advancement of the arts through the promotion and presentation of new music, opera and theatre to the highest possible standard; and to advance the education of the public in opera and composers/ performers at early stages in their careers especially but not limited to helping those who are socially or economically disadvantaged/underrepresented.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,547

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,100

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £75,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,851

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £46,383
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,315

Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,362
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,361

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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: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £6,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,547
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,665
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,100
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £75,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £77,851
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £46,383
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,315
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: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,362
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,361
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Keynote Music
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-12-05T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Dec 2019 as amended on 23 May 2022
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF OPERA MUSIC AND MUSICAL THEATRE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING INTEREST IN AND ACCESS TO OPERA THROUGH REGULAR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS AND BY OFFERING SINGERS AND COMPOSERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE EXPERIENCED OPERA PRACTITIONERS TO DEVELOP AS ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO HELPING THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERREPRESENTED.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 618752
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: KEYNOTE OPERA

Charity Name Id: 652281
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Keynote Music

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures