# MERYC-ENGLAND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169504
- **Other names:** MERYC-UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 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=1169504


## Contact

- **Address:** CREC St. Thomas Childrens Centre, Bell Barn Road, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B15 2AF
- **Phone:** 0121 4640020
- **Email:** chair@meryc.co.uk
- **Website:** www.meryc.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF MERYC ENGLAND ARE TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 0 TO 5 YEARS IN ENGLAND BY:I. PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH, THEORY AND PRACTICE BY ORGANISING AND FUNDING MEETINGS FOR THAT PURPOSE; II. SUPPORTING RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT SERVE TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES;III. ENCOURAGING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, CRITICAL REFLECTION AND THE ADOPTION OF PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE;IV. REVIEWING POLICES THAT AFFECT EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSICAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION;V. PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION (ECME) IN NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS;VI. CONNECTING WITH ORGANISATIONS AND SCHEMES WHOSE AIMS AND ACTIVITIES CONCORD WITH MERYC PRINCIPLES.

**Activities:** MERYC-ENGLAND aims to raise standards of practice in early childhood music education.  The charity works towards  its aims by fostering collaboration between researchers and practitioners in conferences and high quality professional programmes. We support research which will raise standards of practice. We speak up on behalf of the sector in national fora and respond to national policy.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2025 | £2460 | £3539 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | £1148 | £1254 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2023 | £1150 | £771 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2022 | £3652 | £1935 | — | — |
| Jan. 1, 2021 | £412 | £786 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Julia Partington** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 20, 2022
- Barbara Cavanagh — appointed July 19, 2019
- Carol Ann Bowden — appointed June 1, 2024
- Danielle Shyan Ballantine-Drake — appointed June 1, 2024
- Dr Ryan David Humphrey — appointed June 1, 2024
- Margareta Burrell — appointed Jan. 1, 2018
- PROFESSOR CHRISTINE PASCAL OBE — appointed Sept. 30, 2016
- Stephen Grocott — appointed July 9, 2019
- Vanessa Frances Rose Stansall — appointed Oct. 25, 2024