# MUSIC & ARTS FOR THE SHEPWAY COMMUNITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170602
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 7, 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=1170602


## Contact

- **Address:** 39 Ashley Avenue, FOLKESTONE, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT19 4PS
- **Phone:** 07979596187
- **Email:** info@masccharity.org.uk
- **Website:** masccharity.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SHEPWAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN PARTICULAR MUSICAL AND ARTS ACTIVITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

**Activities:** We provide projects in music & arts aimed at 4 key groups, children, retired people, the disabled & those in social & economic deprivation.We run choirs for ages 4-80, & singing groups for adults with mental & physical disabilities, stroke survivors, those with dementia &  Age UK. We run arts days with a variety of activities & inter-generational projects that connect the young with the elderly.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £19954 | £36105 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £24850 | £36305 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £33087 | £36087 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £35946 | £31014 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £36211 | £26129 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Linda Harris** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 17, 2022
- Oletha Lai — appointed Feb. 5, 2024
- Peter William Burns — appointed April 8, 2026
- Tracey Lynn Walker — appointed Jan. 1, 2024