# THE MUSIC VENUE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159846
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 8, 2015
- **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=1159846


## Contact

- **Address:** DORSET HOUSE, 5 CHURCH STREET, WIMBORNE
- **Postcode:** BH21 1JH
- **Phone:** 020 3930 8279
- **Email:** info@musicvenuetrust.com
- **Website:** musicvenuetrust.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, ENJOYMENT AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES AT MUSIC VENUES

**Activities:** Music Venue Trust is a UK Registered Charity that exists to protect, secure and improve UK Grassroots Music Venues for the benefit of venues, communities and upcoming artists.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £975360 | £1375584 | £332157 | 17 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2413289 | £2484520 | £732381 | 17 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2369015 | £3029402 | £803612 | 11 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2735218 | £1595890 | £1463999 | 5 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1734588 | £1419032 | £324671 | 4 |



## Trustees

- Adrian Norman — appointed July 15, 2024
- Arusa Qureshi — appointed July 25, 2023
- CHRIS PROSSER — appointed Feb. 20, 2014
- Emma Smyth — appointed Nov. 13, 2023
- Helen McGee — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- JASON RICHARD DORMON — appointed Feb. 20, 2014
- Jane Beese — appointed Sept. 21, 2023
- Jeremy Pritchard — appointed Jan. 1, 2018
- Madeleine Blyth — appointed Dec. 3, 2025
- Phyllis Belezos — appointed March 5, 2019
- Rhoda Elizabeth Evans de Dakar — appointed Dec. 8, 2023
- Richard William Francis Perry — appointed May 21, 2025
- Samantha Andrews — appointed May 21, 2025
- Sarah Jane Thirtle — appointed Dec. 15, 2016
- Simon James Vosper Hilton — appointed June 16, 2016