Music Education Council

Registered charity 270004 Registered since 1975

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.9y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

7 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Economic/community Development/employment 8Education/training 8

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 7Education 2

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Contact

Website	www.mec.org.uk
Email	craig.west@mec.org.uk
Phone	07776132272
Address	Gateshead International Business Centre, Mulgrave Terrace, GATESHEAD, Tyne And Wear, NE8 1AN

Finances

£9,147 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£9,382	£23,611
2021	£8,107	£13,185
2022	£5,896	£5,941
2023	£4,957	£4,342
2024	£9,147	£9,001

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

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

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 9 MAY 1975 AS AMENDED 3 SEPTEMBER 1980, 14 MAY 1981, 28 JULY 1989, 3 MAY 1994 AND 20 MARCH 1996. FURTHER AMENDED 25 NOVEMBER 1998AS AMENDED ON 27 MAR 2017 as amended on 15 Jul 2021 as amended on 01 Dec 2023

Trustees (8)

8trustees

52median age

0aged 70+

Sharon Jagdev Powell Chair since 2022
Aleksander Szram since 2025
Caroline Elizabeth Cooke since 2024
Christopher Ricketts since 2025
Clare Edwardsage 52 since 2025
Craig Jason Westage 46 since 2024
Patrick Layne since 2024
Sooree Anne Pillayage 53 since 2024

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Notorious 1 shared trustee
Young Voices Foundation 1 shared trustee

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