Registered charity · Bristol
West of England Music and Arts
West of England Music and Arts is a registered charity (number 1204508) based in Bristol, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Meeta Thareja since 2023. Latest income £3.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as West of England Music (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £3.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- wema.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- West of England Music and Arts
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.4m£3.1m
- 2024£3.0m£2.6m
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 39%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE:3.1.1 TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) IN RELATION TO MUSIC; AND3.1.2 TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY PREVENTING AND RELIEVING ILL HEALTH OF EVERY KIND, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND PERSONAL WELLBEING, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE USE OF MUSIC.
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 trustees on the board
- Meeta Thareja Chair since 2023
- Andrea William-Jones since 2025
- Catherine Susan Freda since 2023
- Susan Smith since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Meeta Thareja Chair since 2023
- Andrea William-Jones since 2025
- Susan Smith since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Catherine Susan Freda since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 1.8 in 2024
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1204508
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 APR 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 14782097 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01454863147 · music@wema.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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