# THE RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1156614
- **Other names:** THE RVW SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 10, 2014
- **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=1156614


## Contact

- **Address:** NORTH HOUSE, 198 HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, KENT
- **Postcode:** TN9 1BE
- **Phone:** 01732500250
- **Email:** johnfrancis@albionrvw.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.rvwsociety.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (RVW), IN PARTICULAR BY:A) WIDENING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HIS MUSIC; B) ENCOURAGING THE PERFORMANCE AND RECORDING OF HIS MUSIC, INCLUDING HIS LESSER KNOWN WORKS; C) PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF HIS MUSIC THROUGH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HIS LIFE, INCLUDING ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CONTEXT.

**Activities:** The Society promotes understanding of the life and work of Ralph Vaughan Williams, by encouraging the performance and recording of his music.The Society organises meetings and concerts on an occasional basis. Its recording subsidiary, Albion Records, makes and publishes recordings. The Society's work is promoted by means of the RVW Journal, published three times a year and free to members.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £83820 | £91099 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £79713 | £59323 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £98512 | £126376 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £98512 | £126376 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £67065 | £77384 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JOHN FRANCIS** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 5, 2014
- ANDREW NIGEL SLATER — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- Andrew Green — appointed April 30, 2022
- David Aston — appointed Jan. 22, 2022
- Dr Paul Sarcich — appointed April 26, 2024
- GRAHAM MUNCY — appointed Feb. 5, 2014
- Jonathan Robert Harold Pearson — appointed Sept. 2, 2017
- MARK RICHARD HAMMETT — appointed Feb. 5, 2014
- Malcolm Riley — appointed April 30, 2022
- Martin Charles Murray — appointed Feb. 5, 2014
- Miles Croally — appointed March 25, 2026
- Ronald Evan Grames — appointed April 27, 2019
- Simon James Wright — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- WILLIAM HEDLEY — appointed Feb. 5, 2014
- WILLIAM VANN — appointed Jan. 17, 2015