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Musicians Benevolent Fund

Mbf, Help Musicians UK, Help Musicians

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
228089
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 17, 1963
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
National

Address

Address
HELP MUSICIANS
7-11 BRITANNIA STREET
LONDON
WC1X 9JS

Activities

The Musicians Benevolent Fund relieves need amongst professional musicians and their dependants and advances musical education for young musicians.

Objects: The Objects For Which The Association Is Established (The "Objects") Are For The Public Benefit: (A) To Relieve Poverty And Financial Hardship And To Advance Education Among: (1) Musicians; (2) Those Persons (Not Being Members Of The Association) Who Work Or Have Worked In Professions Or Occupations Closely Connected With Music And Who In The Opinion Of The Association Have Rendered Valuable Service To Music; (3) The Spouses, Children And Other Dependents Of Those Set Out In (1) And (2) Above; And (B) To Advance Musical Education Among Musicians And Also Among Members Of The Public. Nothing In These Articles Shall Authorise An Application Of The Association’s Property For Purposes Which Are Not Charitable In Accordance With Section 7 Of The Charities And Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 And/or Section 2 Of The Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £7,062,000 £10,034,000 £49,046,000 70
Dec. 31, 2023 £6,512,000 £11,268,000 £49,140,000 72
Dec. 31, 2022 £5,636,000 £11,196,000 £52,917,000 62
Dec. 31, 2021 £7,131,000 £12,562,000 £63,738,000 69
Dec. 31, 2020 £12,615,000 £22,862,000 £63,134,000 62

Trustees

Name Appointed
Charisse Beaumont Sept. 27, 2018
Clifford Gary Fluet June 23, 2021
Isabel Garvey April 27, 2023
James Lewis Benner April 28, 2022
Jonathan Peter Higgins Dec. 8, 2020
Louisa McCann April 25, 2024
Nicola Cornwell April 25, 2024
Robert Duncan James Shennan June 23, 2021
Roger James Boulton Nov. 21, 2023
Samuel Donald Jackson April 28, 2022
Stephanie Tina Haughton-Campbell April 24, 2025
Stephen Christopher Neil Swift June 23, 2021