Registered charity · Wiltshire
Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited
- 10 trustees
- Income £71k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Peggy Elizabeth SnellChair · since 2020
- Douglas Anthony BensonTrustee · since 2011
- Emma Victoria DaviesTrustee · since 2021
- Lorna Kathryn WatchmanTrustee · since 2021
- Philip SpringateTrustee
- Sheila Gladys ParkerTrustee · since 2020
- Sian Helena DickerTrustee · since 2024
- Stewart Martin PalmenTrustee · since 2025
- Trevor CarbinTrustee
- Vernon Frederick HitchmanTrustee · since 2016
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, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Wiltshire
- Website
- www.wiltshireruralmusic.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£71k£66k
- 2025£97k£60k
- 2024£48k£54k
Earlier years
- 2023£35k£54k
- 2022£44k£51k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO TAKE OVER AND CONTINUE THE WORK HITHERTO CARRIED ON BY THE WILTSHIRE RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE AN ORGANISATION FOR THE TEACHING OF MUSIC AND MUSIC CENTRES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES LIVING IN THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS OF WILTSHIRE. 2. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PRESENTING AND PERFORMING MUSICAL WORKS OF A HIGH CLASS OR BY ASSISTING OR ENCOURAGING THE PRESENTATION OF SUCH WORKS IN ANY SUCH VILLAGES OR TOWNS AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTISE OF MUSIC, SPECIALLY IN ITS SOCIAL AND CO-OPERATIVE FORMS AMONG STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. 3. TO UNDERTAKE AND EXECUTE ANY CHARITABLE TRUSTS ESTABLISHED OR CONSTITUTED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY FOR PROMOTING THE STUDY AND PRACTISE OF MUSIC AND GENERALLY ANY OTHER TRUSTS OF ANY DESCRIPTION CONSIDERED BY THE SCHOOL TO BE NECESSARY FOR ITS OBJECTS.
Grants received
4 grants · £21,576 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation · £11,576 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Peggy Elizabeth Snell Chair since 2020
- Douglas Anthony Benson since 2011
- Emma Victoria Davies since 2021
- Lorna Kathryn Watchman since 2021
- Philip Springate
- Sheila Gladys Parker since 2020
- Sian Helena Dicker since 2024
- Stewart Martin Palmen since 2025
- Trevor Carbin
- Vernon Frederick Hitchman since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Peggy Elizabeth Snell Chair since 2020
- Douglas Anthony Benson since 2011
- Sheila Gladys Parker since 2020
- Vernon Frederick Hitchman since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Peggy Elizabeth Snell Chair since 2020
- Douglas Anthony Benson since 2011
- Emma Victoria Davies since 2021
- Lorna Kathryn Watchman since 2021
- Philip Springate
- Sian Helena Dicker since 2024
- Stewart Martin Palmen since 2025
- Vernon Frederick Hitchman since 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Sheila Gladys Parker since 2020
- Trevor Carbin
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 309496
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 JAN 1965NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 JUL 2017
- Companies House
- Company number 00835252 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01225753175 · info@wiltshireruralmusic.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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