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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£63.0K
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Spending
£68.8K
Public benefits
The benefits which flow from BMS's purposes include: - regular affordable access to high quality professional chamber music - access to live professional music for disadvantaged people (including elderly people, young people in areas of deprivation, people in prison or healthcare environments) - training and mentoring to aspiring young musicians
from Northern Ireland These benefits are demonstrated through: - feedback from audience members and participants - published reviews of concerts - audience demand There is no harm arising from any of BMS's purposes. The charity's beneficiaries are members of the general public in Northern Ireland A private benefit to directors may arise from our programme of ongoing training in good governance, finance etc. Through this training trustees gain skills and experience which are transferable to other settings. These benefits are incidental and necessary to ensure the public benefit is provided to our beneficiaries.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
BMS is the longest-established promoter of professional chamber music in Northern Ireland. It runs an annual programme including an International Festival of Chamber Music, the Northern Lights Mini-Fest (a series featuring local young professional musicians), the Night Music series of contemporary chamber concerts, the Chamber Babies, and one-off
concerts and education, training, outreach and community events. Belfast Music Society's activities benefit the public by - providing regular, affordable access to world-class professional chamber music (otherwise largely unavailable in Belfast) - providing access to live professional music for disadvantaged people (elderly people, young people in areas of deprivation, people in prison or healthcare environments, etc) - providing performance opportunities to young local professional musicians - providing training and mentoring to aspiring young musicians
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- General public
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Education/training
