CHURCH MUSIC SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 8 September 2022
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £21,745
Latest expenditure: £14,553
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: The Administrator, Church Music Society, c/o The London Oratory, Brompton Road, London, SW7 2RP

Website recorded by the regulator: www.church-music.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of the public on the Art and Science of church music primarily by publishing music of the highest quality, both in context and presentation and which is not available through commercial publishers, for the diverse needs of the Christian Church. It also seeks to promote the cause of church music by disseminating information and co-operating with like-minded organisations.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,553

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 2 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,617

Fin Period Start Date: 8 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,745
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,553
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 2 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £17,318
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,617
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 8 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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: 0

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

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

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHURCH MUSIC SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2022-09-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: CHURCH MUSIC SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-11-03T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 290309
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 290309
Assoc Charity Name: CHURCH MUSIC SOCIETY

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 08 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CHURCH MUSIC PRIMARILY BY PUBLISHING MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, BOTH IN CONTEXT AND PRESENTATION AND WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH COMMERCIAL PUBLISHERS, FOR THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND BY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND CO-OPERATING WITH LIKEMINDED ORGANISATIONS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests