MUR¢H
SOCIETY
Church Music Society
Registered C.h&Lity No 120030C)
2025 Report ol the Trustee8
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Regstered Chanrv LXO
1200306
,Iddrcss
Church li lusic £ocicty
c/u The Oiatu4-. House
Brnmptnii Road
LaiidDn
%I¥T ?RP
Pre%ident
The.IIn8t Rei-erend Bernard Longle
I'icc-PtLsidcAts
Judith Bingrhain OBE
Geiaiiit BDwen
Fjr Harn 14rainina
Ian Curror
Carl13cksun Ll,Il'. O
Ricliaid L}Ae
Fjr IIartit] NeaTh- l.I'C)
Dr Cecilia,IlcDowall
Dr Pliilip IloDre
Dr iltichael Nichulas
Prof James O'F)oiinell 1.1-0, KCSG
Dr,Ilan Thurlow
P2trDns
The Riglit Rei.-erend Gull r,rancis-Dehq3ni B￿"hop o]'C/Jglnis]onl
The Lord C'kn12rtliur
Sir James ilI%cli lillxji CL3E
Fliiii()iaLTr LiFe illembers
%hirl¢} Fiex
.Iiine Fleming
.Inne S.angky
Jeaniit Roberts
Jolin Rocl)
ExccutLi'e Committec and'lrustees
Professor Patrick Russdl K%G
DaN"id Condri".
TrLI'or Ford
chacl I lartis IIBE
Dr Peter Hoitun
Dr Chtistophcr Oui'r}'.Johng
'I'hc Rci"d Dr I'icioria Johnson
Séan r,2tiell
OFliccrs
Ge*er&/F.d¢tor
Kim C.ilbert
Dr c7eOffr￿ Ixlebber

Annual General Lmeeting
%aturd314 C)ctobtr 2025 at 4.00 1)m
iii St Iy'dftid's HalL Tht Londoll Oratory, Ilrompton Road. London Sl¥,7 ?RP
XlelcoLne
-li)010￿¢5 for absei)c¢ and inessages of goodwJ]
In LlIcmotiam
linutes oFthe ?0?4.Innu31 Cyeneral Trleeting held IC) October 20?4
3. Trusrees, Report and Financial Starements lor rhe l'ear Endillg.11 Nlxrch ?0?5
4. Publicatiuns Repuit
F.lections
Eii)der tht %ociet!'s Coiistimtion, the Followiiig Trustees srand doiiry) at rhis .IGII, but are eb.yble ro stand for 8
furrlier three l'ears and 1121-e inthcated the￿ i￿￿AgnesS ro do so..
Sean F,arrdl. Ilicliael Hairis. Piof Patrick Russ￿.
The appoititynenrs of (-hairniai) and iion-executive honorary positions madt bi the Trustees but are offtred to
the mtinbersliip for xpprobli tion.
6. Subsctiptions for the cotniAg veat".
Cotpotate slid Individiial MeTnbetship tn iiicr¢a8¢ to £.30 per aniiwn frnm I 12nll2ry ?O?()-
Frcc As80ciaie Mcmbctship ￿l(lIolI[ i'oiitig tightb Ib avillable to those 30, or 75 and ovcr.
.IAj Other BITsiAess
The metting will be followed b}, R presenration on hjs hfe in music and contribution ro rhe Socitry of Tr'ice-Presidtnt
and long-seThisig Stcretarv, Dr Sijnon Lit)dle}-. (1948-20?i} ￿Ven b}, I'ice-Presidenr and lormer Chairmii n, l%n Curror.

Minutes of the 118, ,Innual General NIeeting of the Church hlusic Society,
held nil %2tsrd3! 19 ()ctnber ?0?4 sr 4.Wpm
iii St Iy'dfred's Hall. Tlie IA)ndoii Q)raio4. Brompton Road. Londoii Sl¥7 ￿? P
Ptesettt
Carl Jackson ilTh"O, l ict Presjdent
Dr Sllnon Ljndlcy, l'ice Presidcnt
Dr.IlaA Tliiirlow, l ice PiesideAt, atxd Ilrs Tina ThiiLIow
-Inne Langlq.- Holi Life.Ileinber
Proftssor Patrick Ruqsill, chA￿llan
JiibAn EUoii"Av, .1 t￿tce
Tiei-ur Fora, Ttustee
,IIich2el H2rrLS ,IIBE, Trustee
Fjr Peter Horron. Trugtet
Nonnan Harper, 1lItmber
I'ictDti2 Hi¥het, IL Ieinbet
Dr C.]adys Ho%keii, Lllen]ber
Jolin Rippin, IIember
Tom Coxhtad..Issouate Llfember
Dr Geoffr￿ IX7ebber. General Editor
Kim C"ilb¢rt.,IdmJnistrator
Welcome
The ChaJrm?ii wtlcomtd all prtstnt.
Apologie8 for absence and messages ofgoodwill
-{polo￿¢S and giK)dwdl intssagtg had been receii'td from..
Pattoii.. The Lotd Gleiiarrhur
I'icc-Prcsidcnts". Gcrnint Bowen, IAn CurLoL, Ricliard L}'nL, Dr Phi]ip IL loorc
HoAuiat! Life Illemb￿s.. Shitl¥." Dei, John Ruch
Trugtets.. F)airyd Coiidry, Stan Farrell, The Rti.a Cqi)on F)r I"Icroria Johnsoti, F)r Clirjsropher ou￿ry-l0]I1]S
Etic Bci-cn,-Inn Biirgcsb, RobLtt Gowcr, IILnL}'.
lacc}')
S lugh IL Iorris (D￿CCtV1, Roial Scliool OE Church Llliibicl, Dr
DINid P&*fty-Smith.
l. MemoTAam
The.Idminisrrator adi￿ed that rhe death of Gr%hAm f¥latthews had been reporred since the lasr.IGII. ,1 sjlence Wab kepi
in memory.
2. Minutes of ihe 2023 Annual General Meeiing
Fleld IA Birmingli￿tt OA 14 October ?093.
On the proposal of F)r %iinoii IAndl¢}. stcondd bv_liine J.anglei, rlit mJJ)utes of the 202.3 .InJ)ual M¢etingw¢re
approl.td uiianllnousli.

3. Trustees, Report and Financial Statemenis for ihe Year Ending> 31 March 2024
On the proposal of I'.ictori3 Hjghet, 5ecoAded by Dr.Ilan Thi￿lOw, the Tnistees, Report wa5 receii-ed.
4. Publications Report
The Cyeiieral Editor ￿l-e a brief sutntnary r)f all the iiew OUP pubhCatian￿ and on]ine Enateri31 hsted in the_.Iniiual Repart.
He also iiiFonned the inetting of the inteiition to in8k¢ all rlie past lectures and paperg ai'8ilable onliiit aiid gai't an updare
oil pub]Jshiiig plans llow it) progres5.
S. Elections
Linder the Socierv's Constiturioii, oiie-third ol rhe Trustees stalld down tach }-etir. This }'txr rliose Trnsttes wtre Tr￿.or
Ford, Tlit Rtvd C%Jion Dr l ictoriii Joliiisoll, Dr Chrisropher Ouvrt'_Johiis..lll were t￿￿ble ro stat)d lor 7£ furthei rhrtt
cars had indicAted thcii wll]Jn%ncss to do so. On the proposal oFCi< tl Jackson, bLcondtJ b!. Di Simon LinalL}'y all
were unaAimouslv te-electea.
The tlectioi) of Juhan F.Iloway to tht Trugtet board was proposed bv the Chairman and camed by those present.
'I'hL appointments of Chairman and non-cxccutivt liolloraL}' positions m&idc b}. thc'l rustccs but offctcd to the
Inember5hip appiobatiun.
6. Subscriptions for the coming year
No changes ivete proposed to subscription attan%ements fol ?0?5.
7. Other Busine8S
The Cliaitm2n 2diised the meeting th&lt during tlie coming }?e&ir the Trustees would be exploring options for
communications witli rhe ￿eMberShiP.
The Chximian expressed thxiiks to the Trnsrets aiid Offjctrs ol rhe Societt. for rheir work during rhe year.
8. Ptesentation to Dt Simott tindl
The chainll￿ paid ttibure ro Dr Simon Lit)dle!'s 3? veats as qectttXThT of rlie Societr.- Irotn 1991 ro ?OJ? . Tht citiltion
rcad..
'De21 SitnoA, tlie SucietyT Dwes iou a huge debt fut ITUITr mule than three decades as Secretan., ana even mure lears a
l.lfe IIaTr]ber. Tlie Socien. has bet]efiffed froin J'our devoted senryct, I'tar in, veor our, and }our musicAI wisdom, coi'tnng
an exrraordit)ardi widt knowledge and appreciation ol tht spectnim of dtnomillxtional miisical and wotship rradiriolls. I
IddiiioA) }'ou hai"L bioiT%ht particulxrli". Lindlei?LsquL ￿Et9 of fricndship Ci?011 rc thc mxstcr of the pctsuAIl touch),
cnthiisiasm aAd cncoiiragLmLnt, xAd disccrnmLnt uf t<ilcAts and skills {Ind not just miisicil oncs) in othcts. l-ou honoiir
us in acceptingr tu becoine a l ice-Pre5ident Df the Suciett. and Honura4.- Publications Consultant. and I have ￿e2t pleasure
pre8eiiting tn }nu thL% tnken nf our deep thank8 and re￿ra.,
The Chainnan then presenred Dr LJndlei-. WLth nvo liandsomeli, bound volumes oEl%ndmark pubhcaiions of rhe Soaery.,
iS511ed during Dr Lindlry's tenure. Dr Lindley respoiided with watm thanks and touching pers(Inal rellectiuns of his titne
in DFFice.
The Ilcciing dosed at 4.34 pm and ￿*S lolloivcd bi ,
talk b}, Tom Coxhcad on kenncth Lcighion.

Talk ryhe Making of Kenneth Leighton, by Tom Coxhead (Director ofmusic, NeThTort Cathedral)
In his fascinating talk, Toin drew on hts recent Ila5teès degree research in outlining Leightuii's early developTreiit. aiid.
ith tlie Iielp oFaudio txampks, illu17]￿￿111ig the ran￿ fjf influences nn tlie loung cnmpn,4¢r 2nd the ¢ff¢cr on his
composiuons. Dt SX cbbcr proposed # i'otc of thanks to Tom, which was cnthusi#sticall} cndorscd bp all prcscnt.
Tea, masterminded b! ￿I[S I'.ictotia Flighet, to whom the ChaiLmaA offered gi2teFul thanks, Followed.
-It 6.tN) pin. Nfass was suiig in the C)rato4 ("hurch b}, the %cho]a Canrorum oFthe l.ondon C)ratory %chool, under their
a￿eCtOr, Charles Colt, iiicluding Jnovejnents Irom I'ictoria's stella and Robert PArsons' Ave Agdrid.

2025 Report of the Trnstees
liitroduction
The Trusrees have pleasurt in present￿g thtAr ?025 report
The Society Le¥istered a Chalitable Incolpoiated Or¥anisatiDn {CIOI 8 September 20?2. Tlie accounts
presented at the ?11?5.IC.Trl are the ￿ecOnd set oFannual accounts of the new reconstituted charity.
During tlie }'-tar, the Twstees have continued to inot]itor cartfu]li the %ocitry's publications. salts and fJJ)ances witliit] the
contcxt of thL music piiblis-1)ing m&irkct trcnas, and haTrc undcrtakcn a thotough rciTiCW OF thc SociLt}"'s pubhshing
ait3AgFemeAts and relatiunships.
%tructurt at]d Go&-ernai)ce
The Sociery. is idmintstcrcd biT Its Extcutivc Committcc, Ivhosc mcmbcrb cltctcd annu*ll!, bi.. thc.Innu%l Gcncral
L Ieeting and sen-e as its I'rubtees. One thiLd retiLe by iotatioA each l-el& L &inJ are elixible ful re-election in accoidance uqth
the c.onsti￿tiO￿.
There were no changts to rhe personnel of the Trusttes or Officers during rhe vear. HoweTr'er, Dr Perer Horron has
iiidic%Eed his isitentiot) ro srxnd down as % rrusree from rhe ?O?i.4GTrI.
The ExecutiNe (-nnirIiittee has n]et three times onliiie 2nd once in per￿oi1. The OEfLcers attend the Lneetings of the
Trustets.
The Piibhcarioiis Sub-ComJnirtte hi£ s mer on]ille. Htltn Sinet a￿d Dr Chtistophtr Ouvri'_lohns have joi￿ed Dr HeiiTh'
PArkts, the GcnLral Editor and the ChAiLman on the Siib-CommittLc.
Thi￿ iear'8.Innu31 C7ener21 Illeeting ￿All be held in Sr Wilfrid'8 Hall. The Lr)ndnn Oratn4. Bran]ptDn RD3d, Lnndnn
oft %aturaaTr 4 C)ctobtr 20?5 at 4.ofl pm.
Pubhcati(IAs -.Ipiil 2094- hlaich 2025
Tlianks are dut to tlie intiiibers of the Publicarions %ub-("oininittet for thtir work this }'ear'. tht ("liainnan. Trustte F)r
C.liri% ()uN4-.lnhii￿, Helen %mee DFC.hrLSt I".hurch, ()xFDrd aiid Dr Hen4". 1?srke% nf the Uiiiversity of NDttingh3n].
Pru)tedpubbcAtions {als0 airailable e-btsoksl
Charles Il'ood
As¢YNsEO￿ Hjllwy. ed. C7¢offr¢! Webber
Daniel Roseingi2I-e
Ilirnzll￿, ea. GeuffieTr Ix'ebbei
R. L. Peatsa]L Adapied by Patnck Russjll Two E:k&'lJttnFts¢'iHof¢ts.' ().I'al*lttw è TdKlux¥ ery
IK tl)¥ Orygin&/'sen¢.f.'
No ielease
'I'hc Folloii"in% itcins hiiTC bccn rcptinttd duc to ]ack OF stocL.
J.tghton, SenJ¢¢e i¥ l) {score}
I'on Herbecl Pxeri LoffLiMzlÉ

Additions fo the CMS website
CompogitlOAS ai)d tditJOils b) Societj fntmbers for Free download frofn the Music and Dosvnloads page..
Norman Halpei, Klirnlllif lor Lpftr Orgu
Norman Hirpet, AltsJyjorL9wer l/oi¢es {.ITiI & Org%n, Latjn text)
Luc) IlostleTr, illagnifhui li I.'1181¥, ed. Geoffrei Webber
-Iddition5 to the Commexktaties page..
Robert Pcargall adAptcd bi." Pliitick Rusbjll, T1￿> F.MclJÉu¥fflÈi,Ilolets. kcvboard scorcs
Cliarles Iy'ood, Jl.I'c¥n.fiO* HJ'iiiN.' coinmtntary b} Gtoffrev ix'ebber
-IdditioAs tu the I£ctures and Papets pa¥e'.
P%per'.
Geoffre) Il'tbbtr,
with.IppendLY
'FJRiryd's fyI}gtery and fvlary's Hisrory" The .Ilttrnative Cantjcles at F.vtnsong Iiil 166n-i-.
Thiq secrioll of the websire is rhret parrs..
.11 Post-1980 Icciurcs And plipcts hsicd bi, iutho
13} Post-198n lecNr¢s and papers hsrtd b!. date
Cl-IrchiiTe (If inar￿1￿1 frotn 1906 tu l()79 bi date
I'hrcc.IGill ttddrcsscs hai'c bLcn iddcd to the post-19￿ mxtctial, by El. W'litkins Shi& (19811, Chtistophcr Kcnt {19831
aiid %imon T.Indle! (?OQll.
Section C.. iiewlv added, cDntain% 49 paper% %canned Froin the.Snciety's 3rchLve at the Rn1'21 c.￿lle￿ nFTrIusic and other
soitrces. 'I'he'Lectiires & Papeis page now ctsnstitiites Aotable resource for Englisli cliiirch miisic histon. from tlie
bcginning OE thc ?Otli ccntun onwards.
L Iu%ic 1%4ue Di8tributinns
The mailing of music io members, ￿ %ccordance with their membetsknp rights, has conrinued to be handled bv Banks
Iusit Publici& tions. TrIai]in%s are p]anned to be bi&inniial, in J2nui& L!. and slimmer.
Equolitry, Dii"ersity, 2nd Inclusioii Polic
The Society's Po]ic!." E4ua]ity., DiNersiti' atxd Itxtlusion ma}. be foiind On the website.
CTenerd Data Protection R¢gll]aUon
Following a full reiryew of thc Sociery's GDPR arrangcmcnts in the 1%st }tar, ?0?3-fj024, and contjnuing cxercisc oFcarc in
the current }-'ear, the Trustees be]ieve that these ariaA¥emeAts are fulli cuinp]iant attJ seaite.
Risk Poho
The Society's Ris.k PDhc} is iewvwed ei-e4- lear.
The Sociery does not have a ￿e￿I txposure to direct rjsk. The main commtrcial risk is froin inadvertent ust of in]ages or
tlie reproduction oFmugic for whjch permissioii is iieeded from rhe cop!TrJglit holders. Tlit Trustees art careful iii r¢i'i¢w
OE tlicsc mattets.

Resen'es and In￿eStment Pohcs-'
The Tnistee5 have concentrated most Of the Societ),5 iAI"e5tment5' in the Ch3flties OffLcial Investinent r,und for Income
and the II&.C' Charifund for ("apital C7rowtth. Tlii4 is con%idtred to be th¢ most appropriate po]iq' to in￿￿[al￿ income and
protect capitaL
The cliarity. Jutts nut aitn to liaTre eytess oFteteipts uver pai?meAts vn annual basis. Genelal cash resertes are kept
low, but at a sufficient kvel tu ineet six in()ndis' worth of noiTh31 expenditure.

Income and Expenditure Account
for the yeat ended 31 Match 2025
PxioryeAr
Incoming resources
Income and endowmen¢s from:
Donations ana le￿cleS
7,441.1111
3.575.75
Charitable actiiuties
6,920.7?
6,842.77
InNesrmellis
7,281.00
6,861.62
Odier
102.011
17.55
Total
21.744.72
17J17.69
Resources expended
Expenditute on:
Rai%iiig Fund
128.00
1.295.22
Charitable acuiryues
7,915.75
14,110.91
Other
6,i09.69
8.211.27
Tot4J
14.553.44
21.616.70
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURB) BEFORE
GAINS/ILOSSES) ON INVESTMETrrrs
7.191.28
99.01
10

Statement of Financial Activities
for the yeat ended 31 Match 2025
Unrestriaed Elldosvfftent
fund5
funds
Toial
fulld6
PnoryeAr
ds
Incoming resources
Ixkcome and endi)Iments ftom:
Fjonations and legacjes
7,441.00
7,441.C
3,573.75
Chiritablc actii-ItiLs
6,9?0.7?
6,920.-, 2
6.842.77
Ini-estinent
.281.1
,,fS3.62
Other
102.CN)
17.55
TotA/
21,744.72
2L744.72
17,317.69
Resources expended
Expenditure on..
RAis￿g Alnds
128.00
128.(N)
1,29i.22
Charitable activiries
7.915.75
7,915.7
14,110.21
Othcr
6,i09.69
6,509.69
8,211.27
Totsl
14.553.44
14.553.44
21.616. 70
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
BEFORE GAINS{LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
7,191.28
7,191.28
Net gains/ Josses) on invcstmcnt
1,088.51
3,974.1?
5,062.63
4,425.14
Net iticome/(expetkdittite
Extraordinary items
Gains and losses on rti'aliiaiion of ljxed
assets fL>r tlie charit}".'s own use
8.279.:, 9
3,1)", 4.19
12,253 1)1
-10,724. 15
138.111.73
NET 1101.'EIIENT IN FUNDS
8279.79
3,974.12
12,253.91
127,387.58
Total Fuiids brought F0rw2rd
30,790.-.
96,.596.86 12:.,-387_fj8
TOT.IL (-..IRRIED P()RW'.IRD
39.070.51
100,570.98 139.641.49 127,387.58

Balance Sheet
at 31 Match 2025
un￿$11￿¢¢ed Endoiwnetti
Total ihi8
To¢alla$t
Funds
Funds
year
Fixed assets
Investnients
26,5.fjR.il
100.570.9R 12:.,1?9.49
122.066.86
Total r￿ed 3issets
26,558.51 100.570.98 127,129.49 122 066.86
Current assets
Cash at bank
12,512.00
12.i12.nO
7,252.QQ
Total cuttent assets
12,512.(M)
12,512.00
7,252.110
Cteditors: amounts falling due
thin one yeat
1,931.00
Net CUrre￿t&S8ets/(￿&bJI1tIesj
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
12,512.(M)
12,i12.00
5.321.(
39.070.51 100,570.98 139,641.49 127.387.86
Funds of the Charity
Endov4rynent funds
100,570.98 100,5-, 0.98
96,i96.86
Restrieied income funds
Unrestricted ￿ndS
39,0:. 0 51
39,070.51
30,790.72
TOTAL FUNDS
39,070.51 100,570.98 139,641.49 127,387.58
Other Assets
Tlie Societw has str)cks of miisic and cupi."ri¥hts whidi are not included, as NAluatiutX
has beeji considered impractical.
Valuation
The ￿lestmentS Are stRted ar rhe marktr vRlue xs 31 Ilarch 2025 Historical costs
are sliown in note 4.

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
l. PemxAnent Endoiment Fund
The Perinanent Endowment fund set lip tu tnaintain tlie capital DFthe Chatitw equating tu funds in the
Chxriti on irq recoiisrirution 111 1984. The Jsicome is ai-l£ Jable for rht gtiieral purposes of rht Chariti, ￿lIat rhe
capital is maiAtaitxed
acquisition
datL'
COIF Charitie8 Fixed Interest Fund
C08t
vAlue
change in
value
value
31.3.24
31.3.25
Incofne Liiijts
7,424.00
io,o(K).00
9,129S6
236.84
9J66.70
M&G Equitie5 Invesimefit Fufid for Chatities (CharAfund)
09.08.93
20,000.00
15,000.00
10,000 00
io,ooo.00
55,1)00.IM
1,342.00
888.00
0>.03.0?
14.08.01
903.00
6,007.00
07.10.01
87,467.00
3,737.28
9L204.28
96.596.86
3.974.12 100&70.98
2. Genet81 Futtd
M&G Equities Investmettt Fuxd fot Charities (ChatAfund)
ChariFiiAd unit
10,7117.110
4,CK)O.00
14.707.00
366.00
03.06.04
1.749.00
25.470.00
1.088.51
26.558.51
3. Related party iransaciion8
. Thc rrustceb arc not rcmuncraicd
b. Pets have been psid ()fficers lli accnrdance ￿th parayaph TII oFdie Rules.
C. Iyebber
K Gilb¢r¢
£4,240

Kiln Gilbert
.Idiniiiistrato
Pattick Riiss
Chairma
Date 1.5 %¢ptember ?0?5
14

Church Nlusic Society
C.Iiaritil?le nl?ject4
The Cliurch IL Iusic Societi- 15 3 ll3tiDll31 cliariti.. founded in 1906" the curtent CuAstitutiDn was adopted in ?0??
The Cliurch ilIiisic SDcietr- exists to adi.ance die education Df the public in the art and SCLence uf chi￿clI Trusic. pritnarili,
bi.. pubhShl￿g miisic of the hghtbt quiht!., both ￿ conrexi and prcsLntirion, for thL ncLdb ol Ihc ClitistLan Church
and dts%tmiiiating it)forniarioIi ii Iid CO-OP￿￿7t]tig ivirh lthe-niillded or￿nIsatIOns.
Pubhc 14entfit
The Trustees cotxsider tliat the Chaiity Commissiun's Y￿AnCe pub]ic betxefit is met b!- the piuductioA Of hJ¥h-qiialiti-
Inusic, aiaijable tu all interested paities uf an!. deiiDininatioA ur witli a gener31 inusical inrerest. and nut uthetrrise
gcnctall!, obtaitxablc Ihrougli coinintrcial publLb-hcts, #nd bi. lis proirysion ol# platfomi lor rtscarch %nd cdiicAiionil
marerid. The Churcli li lusic Societi rtlits on ini"¢stmtntg aiid the incomt from inusic sales to coi.tr its oPerat￿g costs.
Iembei%liip
L Iernbetship open tu all interested in the objects uFthe Suciety on pa}￿ent uf #nnual 5ubsciLPtiOA.