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The English Music Festival

The objects of the CIO are the advancement of public education in the arts, and in particular (but not exclusively) the arts of music, drama and poetry by(1) the promotion of music by British composers through regular festivals, concerts, recitals,...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £208k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2015

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£208k£197k
  • 2024£206k£165k
  • 2023£153k£214k
Earlier years
  • 2022£196k£190k
  • 2021£160k£144k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are the advancement of public education in the arts, and in particular (but not exclusively) the arts of music, drama and poetry by(1) the promotion of music by British composers through regular festivals, concerts, recitals, lectures, exhibitions, recordings, broadcasts and other events anywhere in the United Kingdom and overseas;(2) the provision of assistance to or collaboration with other organisations in the promotion of music by British composers anywhere in the United Kingdom and overseas, provided that this is not to the detriment of clause 3(1) above;(3) any other wholly charitable means as the Directors (as trustees and hereinafter called "the Trustees") shall decide, provided that this is not to the detriment of clause 3(1) above.Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with applicable current statutes or regulations.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,601 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

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.

4.6y median 2y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
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 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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£208k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1161268
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Apr 2015 as amended on 12 May 2025
Contact on the register
07808473889 · em.marshall-luck@englishmusicfestival.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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