# THE LUTE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178599
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 1, 2018
- **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=1178599


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 Dolcey Way, Sharnbrook, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK44 1LE
- **Phone:** 01483202159
- **Email:** secretary@lutesociety.org
- **Website:** www.lutesociety.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, PLAYING TECHNIQUE, MUSIC, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LUTE AND RELATED INSTRUMENTS BY:(A) THE ORGANISATION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES. (B) HOLDING MEETINGS.(C) PRESENTING CONCERTS.(D) ISSUING PUBLICATIONS AND MUSIC AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE.(E) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND TO THE PUBLIC.(F) MAINTAINING COLLECTIONS OF MICROFILMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

**Activities:** Holding regular public meetings where research papers are presented and recitals given, publishing an annual Journal and quarterly Magazine containing research work and other items of interest, publishing music and educational editions and organising educational courses.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **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, 2025 | £89360 | £83121 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £94733 | £80362 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £80471 | £73749 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £92560 | £80157 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £74873 | £72010 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Sarah Jennifer Shepley** (Chair) — appointed May 8, 2021
- Adam Jan Dzwonnik — appointed July 20, 2024
- DAVID VAN EDWARDS — appointed May 5, 2018
- David Protheroe — appointed May 7, 2022
- Franciska Mertens — appointed May 20, 2023
- James Hall — appointed May 3, 2025
- Nancy Sellers Carlin — appointed May 8, 2021
- Sam Chapman — appointed May 8, 2021
- Theodore Diehl — appointed May 3, 2025
- Thomas Llewellyn — appointed July 20, 2024