Brecon Beacons Music Trust
What it does
The presentation of live classical music performances The presentation of music education activities for people of all ages in Powys and beyond
Its charitable purposes
(I) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD INCLUDING THE BRECON BAROQUE FESTIVAL AND BRECON BAROQUE ENSEMBLE(II) THE PROMOTION OF MUSICAL EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE SKILLS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN POWYS AND BEYOND(III) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £90,848 and spent £71,778.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £90,848 | £71,778 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £71,863 | £69,883 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2023 | £59,109 | £80,830 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £76,847 | £97,165 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2021 | £106,599 | £50,245 | Not reported | 2 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 15%, from £106,599 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £90,848 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 79% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Brecon Town Council gave £900 in the year to 31 March 2023, 2% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £985 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £985 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £900 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £900 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £20,017 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £29,400 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023, the charity named 1 funder who gave £900. £900 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Brecon Town Council | Council | £900 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2018, worth at least £12,970.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,700 |
| 12 Jun 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,795 |
| 12 Jul 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £3,475 |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £28,500, on 5 January 2021.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £28,500 | 1 | 2020/21 |
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew Sutherland
- Anne de Riemer Morgan
- Dorcas Slaney
- Sir Martin Donnelly
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 26 January 2024, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 January 2022, 12 days early | Received 19 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172155
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 March 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Mar 2017
- Website
- www.breconbaroquefestival.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.