Registered charity · Macclesfield
King Edward Musical Society of Macclesfield
King Edward Musical Society of Macclesfield is a registered charity (number 517554) based in Macclesfield, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Anne Merle Thomson since 2024. Latest income £45k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as K E M S, Kems (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £45k (2026)
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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire West & Chester
- Website
- www.kems.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£45k£50k
- 2025£56k£45k
- 2024£40k£41k
Earlier years
- 2023£39k£38k
- 2022£42k£40k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO PRESENT AND STUDY MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, NOT PRIMARILY COMPETITIVELY BUT AIMING AT A HIGH STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE, BOTH VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL. THESE OBJECTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERT PERFORMANCES AND RECITALS AND BY SUCH OTHER WAYS AS DETERMINED BY THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE COMMITTEE AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Anne Merle Thomson Chair since 2024
- Annette Butler since 2018
- Dr Timothy David Ward since 2024
- Laura Blackburn since 2015
- Moira Anne Taylor since 2019
- Paul Richard Spedding since 2010
- Richard Moss since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Annette Butler since 2018
- Laura Blackburn since 2015
- Moira Anne Taylor since 2019
- Paul Richard Spedding since 2010
- Richard Moss since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Anne Merle Thomson Chair since 2024
- Annette Butler since 2018
- Dr Timothy David Ward since 2024
- Laura Blackburn since 2015
- Moira Anne Taylor since 2019
- Richard Moss since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Paul Richard Spedding since 2010
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 517554
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 SEPTEMBER 1957 AS AMENDED 22 FEBRUARY 1988 as amended on 17 Nov 2019 as amended on 17 Nov 2019 as amended on 02 Jul 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07747 622765 · paulspedding@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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