# MUSIC IN FELIXSTOWE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1166786
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 27, 2016
- **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=1166786


## Contact

- **Address:** MARSH COTTAGE, THE FERRY, FELIXSTOWE
- **Postcode:** IP11 9RZ
- **Phone:** 01394 670633
- **Email:** musicinfelixstowe@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.felixstowemusic.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO BRING TOP CLASS MUSICIANS TO LOCAL AUDIENCES BY:1) PROMOTING THE KNOWLEDGE AND ENJOYMENT OF PERFORMANCES OF LIVE MUSIC IN FELIXSTOWE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. OFFERING A WIDE-RANGING PROGRAMME OF CONCERTS AND RECITALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INTRODUCED IN A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, AND HELD IN EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS.2) ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC IN SCHOOLS BY TAKING LIVE INSTRUMENTALISTS INTO SCHOOLS AND ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION3) ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILL TO PERFORM MUSIC IN PUBLIC, BY ARRANGING AND PROMOTING SPECIAL OCCASIONS ON WHICH THEY CAN PERFORM.4) BRINGING LIVE MUSIC INTO CARE HOMES AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE ACCESS TO LIVE MUSIC IS DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPERIENCE

**Activities:** The charity arranges a series of concerts and performances throughout the year in the Felixstowe area of Suffolk. In 2016 a winter series of musical performances was arranged at the Orwell Hotel on Wednesday lunchtimes, and in the summer a very successful 'Young Musicians' series which gave many young musicians from the area an opportunity to perform in public, either alone or in a group.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £31726 | £40328 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £42629 | £34073 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £30383 | £32044 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £25053 | £22256 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £12385 | £17758 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **HARRIET KATHERINE BENNETT** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 15, 2015
- Carol Gant — appointed Oct. 27, 2022
- Dr Brian Latchem — appointed May 23, 2019
- EMILY JANE BENNETT — appointed Nov. 7, 2017
- Gillian Hayley — appointed March 14, 2025
- Jessica Esther Bream — appointed Oct. 27, 2025
- Kaye Stone — appointed May 23, 2019
- NICHOLAS FRANK REGINALD WARD — appointed Dec. 15, 2015
- Richard Maxwell Sharp Reaville — appointed Nov. 30, 2021
- Sharon Marie Harkin — appointed June 1, 2023