Havergal Brian Society

The Havergal Brian society exists to promote public knowledge of the work of the composer William Havergal Brian (1876-1972) and, to this end, to support and sponsor its publication, performance and recording.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Elsewhere

• Scotland
• Throughout England and Wales

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £19,010 and spent £52,730.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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 64%, from £53,128 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £19,010 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 277% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

8 trustees run the charity.

• Anthony David SandersonAppointed 7 June 2025
• Christopher John KettleAppointed 6 June 2026
• Dr MARTIN CHRISTOPHER GROSSELAppointed 31 August 2013
• Martin John Anderson
• Martin Paul StoneAppointed 11 June 2022
• Martyn Becker
• Professor John PickardAppointed 18 June 2013
• Richard Graham AscoughAppointed 22 May 2021

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

275793

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

12 June 1978

Governing document

RULES ADOPTED 27 JAN 1978AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25 JAN 1980AS AMENDED ON 25 FEB 1995AS AMENDED ON 17 MAY 2008AS AMENDED ON 28 FEB 2015AS AMENDED ON 30 MAY 2015AS AMENDED ON 30 MAY 2020AS AMENDED ON 15 AUG 2020AS AMENDED ON 22 MAY 2021AS AMENDED ON 05 FEB 2022 as amended on 11 Jun 2022

Website

www.havergalbrian.orgAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Conwy

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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