Lake District Music Limited — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 April 1985
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01887957
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £410,263
Latest expenditure: £375,432
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Lake District Music, Aynam Mills, Little Aynam, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7AH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Founded in 1985, Lake District Music has consistently pursued a clear policy of bringing to Cumbria an annual festival and professional summer school of quality and purpose centred principally, but not exclusively, on chamber music.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £410,263
Total Gross Expenditure: £375,432

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,558
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,056

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £232,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,785

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £245,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,152

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £238,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,500

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £410,263
Total Gross Expenditure: £375,432
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,250
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: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,558
Total Gross Expenditure: £264,056
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,250
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £232,789
Total Gross Expenditure: £249,785
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,250
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: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £245,163
Total Gross Expenditure: £225,152
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £238,971
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,500
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Lake District Music Limited
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-04-03T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 516781
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 516781
Assoc Charity Name: PATRONS OF LAKE DISTRICT SUMMER MUSIC

Charity Name: Lake District Music Limited
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1985-04-15T00:00:00

Charity Name: Lake District Music Limited
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-03-20T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 504781
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 504781
Assoc Charity Name: GRANGE-OVER-SANDS AND DISTRICT CONCERT CLUB

Charity Name: Lake District Music Limited
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-05-18T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5007675
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1137253
Assoc Charity Name: KIRKBY LONSDALE ARTS SCENE

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 FEBRUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 APRIL 2010. as amended on 27 Apr 2018 as amended on 28 Feb 2020 as amended on 30 Apr 2021 as amended on 20 Oct 2023 as amended on 05 Jun 2024 as amended on 24 Sept 2024 as amended on 21 Oct 2024
Charitable Objects: To promote, maintain, improve and advance the education and entertainment of the public in the art of Music and the other Arts and, in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) to encourage by means of Summer Schools, Festivals Concerts and other events in the Lake District and elsewhere the study, performance, knowledge, understanding, appreciation and development of the Arts including (but not limited to) Music, Opera, Ballet, Mime, Drama, Cinema, Literature and the Visual Arts and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the Charity shall be of a charitable nature.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 200255
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LAKE DISTRICT SUMMER MUSIC LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures