BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST
Operating under the trading name Benslow Music, the charitable trust functions as an adult education college providing residential music courses and concerts, while also acting as the parent charity for the Benslow Musical Instrument Loan Scheme.
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Cash
£87k
-50.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.7m
-10.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
+19.4% 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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5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,095,303 | £1,541,950 | £1,562,743 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £604,837 | -£57,821 | -£200,932 | -247.5% | |
| Cash | £592,316 | £176,460 | £87,306 | -50.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,923,323 | £1,865,502 | £1,664,570 | -10.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,923,323 | £1,865,502 | £1,664,570 | -10.8% | |
| Equity | £1,923,323 | £1,865,502 | £1,664,570 | -10.8% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 36 | 43 | +19.4% | |
| Wages | £615,591 | £672,492 | £765,801 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 55.2% | -3.7% | -12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.2% | 6.2% | 17.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.68x | 3.88x | 3.18x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST 1986-07-18 → present
- RURAL MUSIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 1946-04-13 → 1986-07-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bradshaw Johnson
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. The charity's reserves are at an appropriate level, enabling it to meet its obligations, and the growth of income from core activity from 2024 to 2025 demonstrates that there is still demand.”
Group structure
- BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST · parent
- Benslow Music Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2026, the Trust's plans revolve around the beginning of this journey. The completion of the Digital Transformation will see the delivery of a management and booking system, integrated with our website, improving efficiency as well as customer relationship management and introducing online booking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'HAGAN, Anthony Richard | Secretary | 2026-04-25 | — | — |
| ALLDRED, Thomas James | Director | 2026-07-04 | Apr 1988 | British |
| BATES, Colin Gerald | Director | 2019-06-29 | Jan 1951 | British |
| FALCONER, Ellen Siobhan | Director | 2024-09-14 | Jul 1993 | Irish,Australian |
| LEHMANN, Paul Henri | Director | 2026-07-04 | Nov 1973 | British,German |
| MALAURE, Heidi Louise | Director | 2024-09-14 | Mar 1973 | British |
| MCKEOWN, Helen Louise | Director | 2026-07-04 | Mar 1995 | British |
| MONGIARDINO, Alessandra | Director | 2024-09-14 | Nov 1964 | British,Italian |
| MONKS, Claire Rachel | Director | 2026-07-04 | Feb 1976 | British |
| MURPHY, Jake | Director | 2026-07-04 | Jan 1992 | British |
| O'HAGAN, Anthony Richard | Director | 2026-07-04 | Sep 1967 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Alan William | Director | 2024-09-14 | Oct 1968 | British |
| SINGH, Bhagwant | Director | 2020-11-21 | Feb 1962 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Charles Mark Llewellyn | Secretary | 2016-06-18 | 2026-03-31 |
| HEYMANS, David Richard Cox | Secretary | 2007-06-16 | 2016-06-18 |
| MOORE, David Bowerman | Secretary | 1993-04-01 | 2007-06-16 |
| MUSKETT, Brian David | Secretary | — | 1992-10-14 |
| ABRAHAMSON, Elizabeth Juliet | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| ABRAHAMSON, Juliet | Director | 1994-07-08 | 2010-09-19 |
| ANDERSON, Frances Helen | Director | — | 1993-07-04 |
| ASTON, Anthony Lynn | Director | 1996-05-26 | 2020-07-31 |
| BABB, Jeffrey William | Director | — | 2007-09-23 |
| BARUCH, Andrew Jan Daniel | Director | 2012-09-16 | 2024-06-29 |
| BEAN, Richard | Director | 1999-06-06 | 2011-09-18 |
| BLACKMAN, Christopher | Director | — | 1999-06-05 |
| BLAND, Harold | Director | — | 2002-06-09 |
| BLANKFIELD, Andrew Morris | Director | 2021-02-27 | 2024-06-29 |
| BLAY, Bernard | Director | 1996-05-26 | 2004-06-27 |
| BLAY, Bernard | Director | — | 1995-11-04 |
| BLOTT, Susan | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2017-07-01 |
| BOORMAN, Adrian Terence | Director | 2006-09-24 | 2012-02-25 |
| BURROUGHES, Alison | Director | 1992-10-14 | 1994-05-18 |
| CAMPION, Valerie Jean | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2017-11-25 |
| CHAFFEY, Neil Richard John | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2010-05-04 |
| CHAPMAN, Peter | Director | 2007-09-23 | 2010-09-19 |
| CLARK, Eileen Fiona | Director | 2022-07-16 | 2023-06-24 |
| CONCHIE, Anne | Director | — | 2022-07-16 |
| COOPER, Esther | Director | — | 2000-05-05 |
| COOPER, Larraine | Director | 1998-06-07 | 1999-01-01 |
| COOPER, Stephen Hillary | Director | — | 2001-07-08 |
| DICKINS, Richard Owen John | Director | 2018-05-05 | 2020-06-29 |
| FELTON, Graham John | Director | 1993-07-04 | 2002-06-09 |
| GILLOTT, Timothy John | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2026-07-04 |
| GORDON, Duncan Murray | Director | — | 1997-02-01 |
| HAMILTON, Katherine Lucy, Dr | Director | 2020-11-21 | 2024-06-29 |
| HARRIS, Dorothy Jean | Director | — | 2013-09-15 |
| HARROLD, Ian | Director | 1997-05-25 | 1999-04-01 |
| HEYMANS, David Richard Cox | Director | 2003-06-29 | 2016-06-18 |
| HUGHES, Leonard | Director | — | 2008-09-21 |
| JELLIFFE, Joan | Director | — | 2004-06-27 |
| JENKINS, Terence Michael | Director | — | 1992-11-12 |
| JOHNSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1997-10-18 |
| KING, Norma | Director | 2011-09-18 | 2026-01-20 |
| LEONARD, Mark Meredith | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2012-05-12 |
| LUCIOLI, John Henry | Director | 1993-07-04 | 1996-05-26 |
| LYNCH, Jenifer Mary | Director | 1996-05-26 | 1999-06-05 |
| MAGILL, Gary | Director | — | 1994-10-29 |
| MAGUIRE, Ruth Edith | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2003-06-27 |
| MEADEN, Philip Douglas | Director | 2022-11-19 | 2024-06-29 |
| MEADEN, Philip Douglas | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2017-07-01 |
| MITCHELL, Timothy John | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2013-06-11 |
| MITCHELL, Timothy John | Director | 1999-06-06 | 1999-12-10 |
| MOORE, David Bowerman | Director | 1994-04-23 | 2007-06-16 |
| MOORE, Monica G | Director | — | 2012-02-25 |
| MORRELL, Sue | Director | 1995-06-11 | 1997-02-01 |
| MYATT, John | Director | 1998-08-01 | 1998-11-07 |
| MYATT, John Michael | Director | — | 1994-07-30 |
| NEVILLE, Peter Warwick, Cllr | Director | 2012-09-16 | 2024-06-29 |
| NORRIS, Geoffrey, Professor | Director | 2009-09-20 | 2014-04-08 |
| OAKES, Francis | Director | — | 1999-11-01 |
| PARKER, Ann | Director | 1993-07-04 | 2004-06-27 |
| PARRIS, Bernard Francis | Director | — | 2006-09-24 |
| READ, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2003-06-29 | 2005-07-10 |
| ROBINSON, Gwen Owen | Director | 2022-07-16 | 2026-03-31 |
| SANDERS, Hazel Mary | Director | 1995-06-11 | 1995-12-05 |
| SCANDRETT, Adrian Edward | Director | 2006-09-24 | 2009-09-20 |
| SCROPE, Betty | Director | — | 2003-02-08 |
| SELVAKUMAR, Sadasivam | Director | 2005-07-10 | 2021-07-18 |
| SIMPSON, Roy Abel | Director | 2018-01-27 | 2020-09-20 |
| SMITH, David Vester | Director | 2003-06-29 | 2006-09-24 |
| SMITH, Noel Anthony Muriel | Director | 1992-10-14 | 1993-04-01 |
| STABLE, Rondle Owen Charles, His Honour | Director | 1996-01-20 | 2001-06-23 |
| STANCLIFFE, Terence Christopher | Director | — | 1998-06-07 |
| STEEL, Catherine Mary | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| STERNDALE BENNETT, Barry Monkhouse | Director | 2003-06-29 | 2009-09-20 |
| STEWART, Patricia Ann | Director | — | 1993-04-16 |
| STURROCK, Susan Jean | Director | 2020-11-21 | 2022-07-16 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Patrick | Director | — | 2026-07-04 |
| THOMPSON, Pamela Jean Lilian | Director | 2010-09-19 | 2014-05-03 |
| THORPE, David Harvey | Director | 1995-06-11 | 2000-12-12 |
| TREVELYAN, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-05-26 |
| WICKHAM-IRVING, Nicholas Byron | Director | 1996-01-20 | 2006-07-12 |
| WIGGS, Richard | Director | — | 2001-07-05 |
| WILLIS, Stephen, His Honour Judge | Director | — | 1993-07-03 |
| WILLOUGHBY, John Michael Tait | Director | 1997-05-25 | 2013-09-15 |
| WITCHELL, John Herbert | Director | 2012-09-16 | 2021-06-26 |
| WOODBRIDGE, Robin Michael | Director | 1999-06-06 | 2000-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 270 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.