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Registered charity · No. 1048490 · NorthumberlandiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Morpeth Music Society

Income
£18k
▲ 15.3% on 2025
Expenditure
£18k
▲ 5.5% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
8
7.1y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
2
▼ 8 volunteers on 2025
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Overview

Morpeth Music Society's network

8 people2 organisationsi8 listed on the board. 2 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Morpeth Music Society. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Colin MatthewsTrustee2001
25 yrs
Dr Alison Diane OxbyTrustee2026
new
Dr Allan ColverTrustee2017
9 yrs
Dr Louise Jennet FreemanTrustee2013
13 yrs
George ParnabyTrustee2025
1 yr
Martin WrightTrustee2026
new
Stephen Mark LocksTrustee2023
3 yrs
Wendy LocksTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

8 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Colin MatthewsTrustee2001
25 yrs
Dr Alison Diane OxbyTrustee2026
new
Dr Allan ColverTrustee2017
9 yrs
Dr Louise Jennet FreemanTrustee2013
13 yrs
George ParnabyTrustee2025
1 yr
Martin WrightTrustee2026
new
Stephen Mark LocksTrustee2023
3 yrs
Wendy LocksTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.8y
median 3y
Longest tenure
25y
since 2001
Years in governance
7.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 8 on the board

8 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Morpeth Music Society. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2026, years ending 30 April.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 30 ApriliHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k202620252024202320222020£17.96k£5.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Morpeth Music Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020222023202420252026
Totals
Total income£18.76k£2.01k£23.79k£21.45k£15.58k£17.96k
Total expenditure£17.41k£4.05k£27.82k£16.45k£17.06k£17.99k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reported£5.00kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Morpeth Music Society has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 April 202628 February 20274 August 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 April 202528 February 202616 February 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 April 202428 February 20255 February 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 April 202329 February 202415 January 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 April 202228 February 202323 January 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

2 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 26 June 2006 to 24 July 2009.
Total from published grants
£6k
£6,000
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jul 2009
24 July 2009

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Northern Rock Foundation2£6,0002006 to 2009

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
24 July 2009Northern Rock FoundationGrant awarded to Morpeth Music Society (Northumberland)£3,000
26 June 2006Northern Rock FoundationGrant awarded to Morpeth Music Society (Northumberland)£3,000

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO PROMOTE IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
Local authority: Northumberland
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 MAY 1995 as filed
Register history
  • 9 August 1995Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.morpeth-musoc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1995

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