Registered charity · Dorset
Dorset Rural Music School, Limited
Dorset Rural Music School, Limited is a registered charity (number 306231) based in Dorset, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Julie Newall since 2016. Latest income £185k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Drms (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £185k (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, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.drms-music.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Dorset Rural Music School, Limited
- Registered
- 1964
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£185k£36k
- 2024£102k£106k
- 2023£59k£94k
Earlier years
- 2022£91k£103k
- 2021£68k£63k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY:1. THE PROVISION OF TUITION FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES;2. THE PROVISION OF MUSIC CENTRES;3. THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, CONCERTS AND RECITALS.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Julie Newall Chair since 2016
- Dr Richard Hall since 2022
- Gareth Jones since 2023
- John Goodman since 2020
- Lucy Jane Martin since 2024
- Michael William Morel Warren since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Julie Newall Chair since 2016
- John Goodman since 2020
- Michael William Morel Warren since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Julie Newall Chair since 2016
- Dr Richard Hall since 2022
- Gareth Jones since 2023
- John Goodman since 2020
- Lucy Jane Martin since 2024
- Michael William Morel Warren since 2011
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 306231
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 26TH FEBRUARY 1963, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 MARCH 2004.
- Companies House
- Company number 00751458 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01258452511 · drmsblandford@gmail.com
- 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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