The Rism (UK) Trust
Registered charity 290472 Registered since 1984
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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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.
11 trustees on the board
- Sandra Jane Tuppen Chair since 2009
- Christine Anne Banks since 1997
- DR M J Burden since 2004
- Dr David Philip Charlton
- Dr Rupert Magnus Ridgewell since 2018
- Dr Stephen Rose since 2013
- Martin Holmes since 2013
- Professor Andrew Brian Wathey since 1999
- Professor Thomas Christian Schmidt since 2021
- Richard James Chesser since 2008
- Richard Michael Andrewes since 1984
19.4y median 17.5y
average tenure
42y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Sandra Jane Tuppen Chair since 2009
- Christine Anne Banks since 1997
- DR M J Burden since 2004
- Dr Rupert Magnus Ridgewell since 2018
- Dr Stephen Rose since 2013
- Martin Holmes since 2013
- Professor Andrew Brian Wathey since 1999
- Richard James Chesser since 2008
- Richard Michael Andrewes since 1984
19.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Rupert Magnus Ridgewell since 2018
- Dr Stephen Rose since 2013
- Martin Holmes since 2013
- Professor Andrew Brian Wathey since 1999
- Richard James Chesser since 2008
Portfolio (6)
- Sandra Jane Tuppen Chair since 2009
- Christine Anne Banks since 1997
- DR M J Burden since 2004
- Dr David Philip Charlton
- Professor Thomas Christian Schmidt since 2021
- Richard Michael Andrewes since 1984
2
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 11Education/training 3Other Charitable Purposes 2General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1
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 3Tech and media 2Education 1
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£39 latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The NEW Berlioz Edition Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Gerald Coke Handel Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Purcell Society Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Music Libraries Trust 1 shared trustee
- The William Alwyn Foundation 1 shared trustee
- NEW Chamber Opera 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.rism.org.uk/ |
| caroline.shaw@bl.uk | |
| Phone | 0330 333 1144 |
| Address | BRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB |
Finances
£39 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £28 | £0 |
| 2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 2023 | £4 | £0 |
| 2024 | £30 | £0 |
| 2025 | £39 | £0 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Other Defined GroupsHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES. AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING UNTIL THE TRUSTEES OTHERWISE IN WRITING DETERMINE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC BY THE MAKING AVAILABLE OF INFORMATION ON SOURCES OF MUSIC. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 OF TRUST DEED.)
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 17TH OCTOBER 1984
Trustees (11)
11trustees
66median age
0aged 70+
- Sandra Jane Tuppen Chair since 2009
- Christine Anne Banksage band 65-69 since 1997
- DR M J Burden since 2004
- Dr David Philip Charlton
- Dr Rupert Magnus Ridgewell since 2018
- Dr Stephen Rose since 2013
- Martin Holmes since 2013
- Professor Andrew Brian Wathey since 1999
- Professor Thomas Christian Schmidt since 2021
- Richard James Chesserage band 65-69 since 2008
- Richard Michael Andrewes since 1984
Connected charities (9)
- The NEW Berlioz Edition Trust 2 shared trustees
- The William Alwyn Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Yorkshire Bach Choir 1 shared trustee
- Besson Street Trust 1 shared trustee
- Purcell Society Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Music Libraries Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Gerald Coke Handel Foundation 1 shared trustee
- NEW Chamber Opera 1 shared trustee
- The College of Saint Mary of Winchester in Oxford, Commonly Called NEW College 1 shared trustee
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