NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC SOCIETIES(THE)
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Cash
£1.4M
-13% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1M
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
19
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £654,634 | £717,913 | £784,440 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £98,009 | £201,804 | £68,798 | -65.9% | |
| Cash | £1,306,065 | £1,620,119 | £1,409,723 | -13% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £851,546 | £1,032,241 | £1,101,039 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £851,546 | £1,032,241 | £1,101,039 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £851,546 | £1,032,241 | £1,101,039 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 18 | 19 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £494,694 | £503,057 | £524,311 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 15.0% | 28.1% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 52.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.56x | 1.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wilson Partners Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of approving the report and accounts, the Board believes there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC SOCIETIES(THE) · parent
- NFMS Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our Arts Council England funded INCLUDE project concluded in 2025. Our funding from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (EFF) came to an end. We supported members to claim creative tax reliefs with 100% success. In October we launched our new website. We moved office in April to fully serviced premises.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Jayne Loxley | Director | 2024-06-26 | Jun 1960 | British |
| BISWAS, Sumit Kumar | Director | 2025-07-02 | Oct 1962 | British |
| DEVINE, Andrew Hamilton | Director | 2023-07-12 | Feb 1965 | British |
| HARRISON, Margaret Ruth | Director | 2024-06-26 | Feb 1970 | British |
| HICKMAN, David Charles | Director | 2025-08-13 | Jun 1957 | British |
| HOLDOM, Alison Mary | Director | 2025-07-02 | Nov 1962 | British |
| LETHBRIDGE, Katherine Donaldson | Director | 2025-07-02 | Jan 1960 | British |
| LLOYD JAMES, Nicholas Lewis | Director | 2022-09-07 | Dec 1966 | British |
| O'RAWE, Philip | Director | 2024-07-08 | Jul 1965 | Irish |
| TRAVERS, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2023-07-12 | Dec 1979 | British |
| WALKINSHAW, Raymond Reuben Keast | Director | 2025-08-13 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Russell Alan | Secretary | — | 1997-08-01 |
| KENNEDY, Ralph James Graeme | Secretary | 2013-10-24 | 2014-10-06 |
| OSTERLEY, Robin Marius | Secretary | 1997-07-21 | 2013-10-12 |
| ARNOLD, Brian Hugh | Director | — | 1994-09-26 |
| BARWELL, Jane Olivia Heathcote | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2006-09-23 |
| BERTEAU, Celeste | Director | 2017-06-25 | 2022-03-11 |
| BIRKS, Clare Isobel | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2023-07-12 |
| BOWTELL, Michael John | Director | 1997-09-27 | 2003-06-28 |
| BURCHILL, Peter William | Director | 2021-09-08 | 2024-06-26 |
| CAMPBELL, Robin Percy | Director | — | 1993-09-25 |
| CARDY, Karen | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2012-09-16 |
| CATCHPOLE, Heather | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2020-03-04 |
| CHARLES, Abigail | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2021-09-08 |
| CHURCHILL, Josephine Alicia | Director | — | 1993-09-25 |
| COLDREY, Frances Iris | Director | 1992-09-26 | 1995-09-30 |
| CUTTS, Paul Andrew Peter | Director | 2006-09-23 | 2010-04-24 |
| DARKER, John Marrack | Director | 2012-09-16 | 2015-06-12 |
| DAVIES, Peter, Sir | Director | — | 1991-10-05 |
| EDWARDS, Clare | Director | 2012-09-16 | 2013-12-12 |
| FLEMING, Robert Andrew | Director | 1994-09-26 | 2003-06-28 |
| FLETCHER, Peter John | Director | 1991-10-05 | 1991-10-05 |
| FLETCHER, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
| GOODALL, Christopher John | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2019-07-03 |
| GRAHAM, Paul John | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2023-07-12 |
| GRAYSON-JONES, Frederick Allan | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2018-06-26 |
| GREALISH, Roderick James Joffre | Director | 2006-09-23 | 2015-06-12 |
| GUEST, Robert Andrew | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2025-05-21 |
| HALL, Christine Anne | Director | 2001-09-15 | 2010-09-11 |
| HARRISON, Rhiannon Louise | Director | 2020-09-08 | 2025-10-01 |
| HARRY, Edward-Rhys, Dr | Director | 2022-05-30 | 2025-03-12 |
| HENNESSEY BROWN, Anthony Jack | Director | 1992-09-25 | 1998-09-19 |
| INNES-TAYLOR, Julian | Director | — | 1992-09-25 |
| IRONS, Ruth | Director | 2014-08-07 | 2017-08-31 |
| IRWIN, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2004-04-17 | 2006-09-23 |
| JOHNSON, James Alfred Earlam | Director | 2010-09-11 | 2014-05-17 |
| KNOWLES, Helen Claire | Director | 1999-10-02 | 2007-03-22 |
| LAWRENCE, Geoffrey Charles | Director | — | 1992-09-25 |
| LAWSON, Peter Outram | Director | 2009-09-05 | 2017-06-25 |
| MALKIN, Thomas Hugh Frederick | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1997-09-27 |
| MAXWELL-JACKSON, Quentin Coupland | Director | 2013-05-18 | 2015-06-12 |
| MCFARLAND, Robert Gordon | Director | 1998-09-19 | 2001-09-15 |
| MCGONIGAL, Dominic Harold David | Director | 1992-09-26 | 1996-06-26 |
| MCGREGOR-SMITH, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | 1992-09-25 |
| MCKINLEY, Thomas Paul | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2024-06-26 |
| MCLEISH, Katherine | Director | 2023-08-07 | 2024-12-28 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert William | Director | 1992-09-26 | 1994-09-25 |
| MURCHIE, Alex Marie | Director | 1995-09-30 | 2004-09-25 |
| O'DONNELL, Michael Philip | Director | 1999-10-02 | 2008-09-05 |
| OKUBANJO, Abiola | Director | 2007-09-08 | 2012-09-16 |
| PALMER, Andrew James | Director | 2015-06-13 | 2018-06-26 |
| PEMBERTON, Carol Eunice | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-12-06 |
| POTTER, Andrew John | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2011-09-11 |
| PRIDEAUX, William Albert | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-10-20 |
| PURTON, Michael | Director | — | 1992-09-25 |
| RANBY, Edmund Berkeley, Dr | Director | 1995-09-30 | 2004-09-25 |
| RANGER, Helen Mary | Director | — | 1993-09-25 |
| RIXON, Andrew | Director | 2019-07-03 | 2025-05-21 |
| ROBERTS, Peris Wyn | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2019-07-03 |
| ROWE, Deirdre Elizabeth | Director | 2000-09-16 | 2004-01-08 |
| SCOTT, Kenneth Howard | Director | 2007-09-08 | 2016-06-18 |
| SCOTT, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 1993-09-25 | 2000-09-16 |
| SHAW, Julia | Director | 2011-09-11 | 2014-05-17 |
| SHEPPARD, Donald Frank | Director | — | 1992-09-25 |
| STACKHOUSE, Glynne | Director | 2014-05-17 | 2020-05-06 |
| TAYLOR, Valerie Janice | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2024-06-26 |
| THOMAS, Christopher David | Director | 1993-09-25 | 1995-09-30 |
| WAITE, Philip Nigel | Director | 1993-09-25 | 2005-09-24 |
| WEIR, Neil Robert | Director | 2022-09-17 | 2025-09-20 |
| WEIR, Neil Robert | Director | 2022-05-30 | 2022-09-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Seth Andrew | Director | 2011-09-11 | 2014-05-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Sheena Barbara | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2010-08-01 |
| WILSON, Dorothy Joan | Director | 2016-06-18 | 2025-07-02 |
| WOODWARD, Celia Rosamund | Director | 1996-09-28 | 1999-10-02 |
| WOODWARD, Peter | Director | — | 1991-10-05 |
| WYLIE, Roderick James | Director | — | 1999-10-02 |
| YOUNG, Linda | Director | 1996-09-28 | 2014-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.