Registered charity (CIO) · London
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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Who leads it
- Dr Joseph Gerard SpoonerChair · since 2023
- Dr David William GreenTrustee · since 2024
- EM Elthorondur Marshall-LuckTrustee · since 2015
- Kenrick Middleton DanceTrustee · since 2025
- Kevin John PaynesTrustee · since 2024
- Philip Lindsay MitchellTrustee · since 2024
- Rupert George Marshall-LuckTrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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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 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Herefordshire Community Foundation · £2,601
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- Dr Joseph Gerard Spooner Chair since 2023
- Dr David William Green since 2024
- EM Elthorondur Marshall-Luck since 2015
- Kenrick Middleton Dance since 2025
- Kevin John Paynes since 2024
- Philip Lindsay Mitchell since 2024
- Rupert George Marshall-Luck since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- EM Elthorondur Marshall-Luck since 2015
- Rupert George Marshall-Luck since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dr Joseph Gerard Spooner Chair since 2023
- Dr David William Green since 2024
- EM Elthorondur Marshall-Luck since 2015
- Kenrick Middleton Dance since 2025
- Kevin John Paynes since 2024
- Philip Lindsay Mitchell since 2024
- Rupert George Marshall-Luck since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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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
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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