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
Contact
- Phone
- 02072399100
- [email protected]
- Website
helpmusicians.org.uk
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 |