Merton Music Foundation

Registered charity 1004122 Registered since 1991

Operates: Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

Kenisha Fuller since 2024
Kingsley Green since 2022
Manish Solanki since 2022
Mia Liyanage since 2022
Prrajesh Varathan since 2024
Rowena Louise Maybury since 2016
Sebastian Jones since 2022

4.3y median 4y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Rowena Louise Maybury since 2016

4.4y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Kenisha Fuller since 2024
Kingsley Green since 2022
Manish Solanki since 2022
Mia Liyanage since 2022
Prrajesh Varathan since 2024
Rowena Louise Maybury since 2016
Sebastian Jones since 2022

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 8Finance 1Other services 1

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£1.7m latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

27 from 28 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

17%

Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Theatr Mwldan Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Oxford School of Drama Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain Similar size; both Arts and culture
Independent Cinema Office Similar size; both Arts and culture
British Friends of the ART Museums of Israel Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Svetlanov Legacy Charity Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.mmf.org.uk
Email	admin@mmf.org.uk
Phone	02086405446
Address	MERTON ABBEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH PATH, LONDON, SW19 2JY

Finances

£1,678,580 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,071,130	£1,065,725
2022	£1,273,215	£1,248,172
2023	£1,475,558	£1,475,011
2024	£1,818,300	£1,831,629
2025	£1,678,580	£1,640,144

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE MUSICAL EDUCATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND ELSEWHERE

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH MARCH 1991, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 14TH JANUARY 1991 AND 9TH SEPTEMBER 1996

Trustees (7)

7trustees

41median age

0aged 70+

Kenisha Fullerage band 35-39 since 2024
Kingsley Greenage band 60-64 since 2022
Manish Solankiage band 50-54 since 2022
Mia Liyanageage band 25-29 since 2022
Prrajesh Varathanage band 20-24 since 2024
Rowena Louise Mayburyage band 55-59 since 2016
Sebastian Jonesage band 40-44 since 2022

Linked company (Companies House)

Merton Music Foundation · 02590621 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 12/03/1991

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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