# THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 292182
- **Other names:** ABRSM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 23, 1985
- **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=292182


## Contact

- **Address:** ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL, SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, 4 LONDON WALL PLACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC2Y 5AU
- **Phone:** 0207 636 5400
- **Email:** abrsm@abrsm.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.abrsm.org



## Activities

**Objects:** A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS SCIENCES AND SKILLS OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS. B. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION IN AND THE STUDY AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, SPEECH AND DRAMA AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE SAME.

**Activities:** ABRSM motivates musical achievement through internationally recognised examination and assessment of students, professional development of teachers and provision of published resources and online learning via its websites, apps and audio and video resources. ABRSM makes significant donations towards music education each year including scholarships to the four Royal Schools of Music.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua And Barbuda
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Saint Vincent
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts And Nevis
- St Lucia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Bahamas
- Trinidad And Tobago
- Turkey
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £50899000 | £46184000 | £27428000 | 197 |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £48890000 | £41909000 | £23502000 | 191 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £45529000 | £38179000 | £17168000 | 182 |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £42498000 | £35188000 | £7929000 | 178 |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £23397000 | £31352000 | £-13188000 | 167 |



## Trustees

- **Antony John HALES** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 28, 2017
- Abdul Bhanji — appointed Nov. 24, 2021
- Damian Mark Alan Wisniewski — appointed Jan. 26, 2017
- Deborah Harry — appointed March 14, 2024
- Gavin Reid — appointed March 14, 2024
- Georgina Robb — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- James Williams — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Jamie Njoku-Goodwin — appointed June 26, 2025
- KEVIN PORTER — appointed Sept. 1, 2009
- Karen Di Lorenzo — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- PROF Jeffrey Neil Sharkey — appointed Nov. 25, 2014
- PROF LINDA MERRICK — appointed Oct. 8, 2012
- PROFESSOR JONATHAN FREEMAN-ATTWOOD — appointed July 1, 2008
- Roberta Doyle — appointed Nov. 26, 2025
- Sarah Jane Carter — appointed Nov. 26, 2025