The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments

Registered charity 1163847 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

5 trustees on the board

Aidan Samuel Hendrickse since 2023
Emilia Anne Benjamin since 2023
Jan Paul Hendrickse since 2023
Jean Kelly since 2024
Mark John Fell since 2024

2.6y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.9y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Aidan Samuel Hendrickse since 2023
Emilia Anne Benjamin since 2023
Jan Paul Hendrickse since 2023
Jean Kelly since 2024
Mark John Fell since 2024

company-linked trustees

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

Arts and leisure 1Education 1

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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

54 days

Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Contact

Website	www.strangeandancientinstruments.com
Email	denisemellion@aol.com
Phone	07767407043
Address	40 Wellmeadow Road, LONDON, SE13 6TB

Finances

£0 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£19,381	£10,815
2022	£12,607	£19,343
2023	£193	£72
2024	£0	£2,328
2025	£0	£0

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, LECTURE RECITALS AND WORKSHOPS, INFORMATION, A FORUM AND OTHER FACILITIES IN RESPECT OF UNUSUAL HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS, TO AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 06 Oct 2015

Trustees (5)

5trustees

60median age

0aged 70+

Aidan Samuel Hendrickse since 2023
Emilia Anne Benjamin since 2023
Jan Paul Hendrickseage band 60-64 since 2023
Jean Kelly since 2024
Mark John Fell since 2024

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