# THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC SOCIETIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249219
- **Other names:** MAKING MUSIC, NFMS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 15, 1967
- **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=249219


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 London Wall PLace, London
- **Postcode:** EC2Y 5AU
- **Phone:** 02079396030
- **Email:** info@makingmusic.org.uk
- **Website:** www.makingmusic.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE ART AND PRACTICE AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

**Activities:** To represent and support voluntary and amateur music groups throughout the UK.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £1021125 | £826903 | £1053350 | 18 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £928990 | £841299 | £851546 | 17 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £702779 | £770619 | £753537 | 16 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £721305 | £761166 | £825071 | 16 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £759403 | £766513 | £848008 | 16 |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Margaret Ruth Harrison** | Chair | June 26, 2024 |
| Alison Mary Holdom |  | July 2, 2025 |
| Andrew Hamilton Devine |  | July 12, 2023 |
| Catherine Elizabeth Travers |  | July 12, 2023 |
| DAVID CHARLES HICKMAN |  | Aug. 13, 2025 |
| JAYNE LOXLEY BARR |  | June 26, 2024 |
| Katherine Donaldson Lethbridge |  | July 2, 2025 |
| Nicholas Lewis LLOYD JAMES |  | Sept. 7, 2022 |
| Philip O'Rawe |  | July 8, 2024 |
| Raymond Walkinshaw |  | Aug. 13, 2025 |
| Sumit Kumar Biswas |  | July 2, 2025 |