# THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 208879
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=208879


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS OF GB, 26 Fitzroy Square, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1T 6BT
- **Phone:** 020 7629 6137
- **Email:** enquiries@rsmgb.org
- **Website:** rsmgb.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONG (A) PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS; (B) FORMER PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND PERSONS ASPIRING AND INTENDING TO EMBARK ON A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN; AND (C) THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, PRIORITY BEING GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OR AS THE CASE MAY BE, TO THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS OF MEMBERS OR DECEASED MEMBERS, OVER PERSONS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS

**Activities:** The Society, a charity for musicians run by musicians, provides grants and support to professional musicians and their families in need because of accident, illness or old age whether or not they are members. Founded in 1738 as the Fund for Decay&#x27;d Musicians, early members included Handel, Arne, Boyce and Sammartini. Today it maintains its tradition of responding swiftly to needs of colleagues.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Anthony Jackson |  | Dec. 19, 2021 |
| Daniel Baruch Meyer |  | Dec. 17, 2023 |
| Elizabeth Drew |  | Dec. 21, 2025 |
| George Caird Professor |  | Dec. 18, 2022 |
| George Vass |  | Dec. 18, 2022 |
| Jacoba Gale |  | Dec. 20, 2020 |
| Jeremy Huw Williams BEM PhD |  | Dec. 17, 2023 |
| Keith Martin Ames |  | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Kim Murphy |  | April 5, 2020 |
| Marianne Olyver |  | Feb. 14, 2023 |
| Nickie Dixon |  | Dec. 17, 2023 |
| Orphy Robinson |  | Dec. 15, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- THE GERSHOM-PARKINGTON FUND (208879-1)
- THE HENRY WOOD FUND (208879-2)
- THE SAMARITAN FUND (208879-3)



