MUSICABILITY FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 17 December 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £423,771
Latest expenditure: £84,604
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: MUSICABILITY CENTRE, 10 PARADE STREET, PENZANCE, TR18 4BU

Website recorded by the regulator: https://musicabilityfoundation.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

MusicAbility Foundation provides and promotes access to music education services and resources, promotes and supports music therapy, and presents concerts, lectures and workshops relating to music. The charity is based in Penzance and most of its work is based in West Cornwall.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £423,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,604

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £90,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,363

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,799

Fin Period Start Date: 17 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £619,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,990

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £423,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £84,604
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £272,993
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £90,220
Total Gross Expenditure: £78,363
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,799
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 17 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £619,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,990
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 17 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 599101
Income Other Trading Activities: 19816
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 943
Income Total Income And Endowments: 619860
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £43,990
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 43990
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1491
Expenditure Support Costs: 1491
Expenditure Depreciation: 5500
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,000
Assets Total Fixed: 544500
Assets Own Use: 544500
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £35,055
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,684
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £575,871
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3684
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £35,055
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 575871
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 575871
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MUSICABILITY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-10-25T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5007072
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1133678
Assoc Charity Name: CONCERTS PENZANCE

Charity Name: MUSICABILITY FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-12-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Dec 2021
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN CORNWALL AND ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE BY THE PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES IN CORNWALL.TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PRESENTING CONCERTS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN CORNWALL.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures