# FRIENDS OF THE EDWARD SAID NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1152645
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 28, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1152645


## Contact

- **Address:** ARAB BRITISH CENTRE LTD, 1 GOUGH SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC4A 3DE
- **Phone:** 07980270671
- **Email:** contact@palmusic.org.uk
- **Website:** www.palmusic.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION IN WESTERN AND ARABIC MUSIC MAKING OF PEOPLE IN OR FROM PALESTINE ("THE BENEFICIARIES") IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT

**Activities:** 1. Providing exceptional music education for Palestine 2. Reaching out to large numbers of children 3. Building professional partnerships with UK music institutions 4. Fostering creative collaboration and exchange between ESNCM and UK music institutions5. Engaging the wider public in the musical and cultural life of Palestine 6. Strengthening the resilience and scope of our charity




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £105282 | £82284 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £89253 | £90427 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £54274 | £86073 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £93941 | £80495 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £107764 | £89806 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Countess of Sandwich Susan Caroline Montagu — appointed Nov. 17, 2021
- LENA SALEH — appointed April 15, 2013
- LORD JOHN AMBROSE COPE OF BERKELEY — appointed April 15, 2013
- Usama Tuqan — appointed March 4, 2014
- WISSAM BOUSTANY — appointed Feb. 19, 2014
- William Timothy Mattar — appointed Dec. 21, 2023