The Bliss Trust
Registered charity 297956 Registered since 1987
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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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.
9 trustees on the board
- Andrew David Haitly Burn Chair
- Anna Pensaert since 2013
- Caroline Secombe since 2021
- Helen Jane Kotz since 2017
- IAN Sanderson since 2022
- Liam Taylor West since 2022
- Margaret Elizabeth Pooley since 2020
- Richard Michael Andrewes
- Ronald Lewis Edmund Foreman since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Anna Pensaert since 2013
- Helen Jane Kotz since 2017
- Margaret Elizabeth Pooley since 2020
- Ronald Lewis Edmund Foreman since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anna Pensaert since 2013
- Caroline Secombe since 2021
- IAN Sanderson since 2022
- Liam Taylor West since 2022
- Ronald Lewis Edmund Foreman since 2012
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew David Haitly Burn Chair
- Helen Jane Kotz since 2017
- Margaret Elizabeth Pooley since 2020
- Richard Michael Andrewes
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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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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
- Gerald Finzi Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- Alwyn Carwithen Trust 1 shared trustee
- Benjamin Archer Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Eastbourne College (Incorporated) 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- The Midsomer Norton and District Carnival Charity Association Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Sansaar Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
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Contact
| Website | www.blisstrust.org |
| enquiries@blisstrust.org | |
| Phone | 01258820024 |
| Address | Copse House, Moorside, STURMINSTER NEWTON, Dorset, DT10 1HJ |
Finances
£35,787 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £19,362 | £15,941 |
| 2023 | £17,611 | £14,479 |
| 2024 | £22,555 | £27,426 |
| 2025 | £29,756 | £46,317 |
| 2026 | £35,787 | £70,423 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
THE PROMOTION IN ENGLAND AND ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE MUSICAL WORKS OF SIR ARTHUR EDWARD DRUMMOND BLISS WHO DIED ON 27TH MARCH 1975. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WITH A PREFERENCE FOR MUSICAL EDUCATION AND WITH A FURTHER PREFERENCE WITHIN THE SAME FOR EDUCATION OF BRITISH STUDENTS OF COMPOSITION OF MUSIC AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF YOUNG BRITISH COMPOSERS.
Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 13TH MAY 1986 DEED OF RELEASE DATED 7TH JULY 1987 SUPPLEMENT TRUST DEED 12TH OCTOBER 1987
Trustees (9)
- Andrew David Haitly Burn Chair
- Anna Pensaert since 2013
- Caroline Secombe since 2021
- Helen Jane Kotz since 2017
- IAN Sandersonage band 60-64 since 2022
- Liam Taylor West since 2022
- Margaret Elizabeth Pooley since 2020
- Richard Michael Andrewes
- Ronald Lewis Edmund Foreman since 2012
Connected charities (4)
- Gerald Finzi Trust 2 shared trustees
- Benjamin Archer Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Eastbourne College (Incorporated) 1 shared trustee
- Alwyn Carwithen Trust 1 shared trustee
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