BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST

Company number 00408404 ·

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Executive summary

Benslow Music Trust presents as a historically stable and compliant organization with a strong, professionally diverse governance structure, though the lack of available financial data limits a full solvency assessment. The primary operational risks stem from its reliance on discretionary spending in the education sector and the potential for bureaucratic inefficiency inherent in a large board. Further due diligence should focus on obtaining group financial statements and verifying its standing with the Charity Commission.

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Overview

Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
1946-04-13
Registered office
Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RB
Postcode
SG4 9RB
Accounts category
Group

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-07-29
Next due by
2027-08-12
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 85590 Other education not elsewhere classified

Officers 17 current · 79 resigned

Appointed 2026-07-04
Jake MURPHY Director
Appointed 2026-07-04
Appointed 2026-07-04
Appointed 2026-07-04
Appointed 2026-07-04

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Registered charity

BENSLOW MUSIC TRUST — charity number 313663

Registered 1963-03-22 Income £1,541,950 Spending £1,625,520 FY to 2024-12-31

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Creative Worker (Temporary Worker (A rating)).

Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA314625 (Tier 1), registered since 2018.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
benslow.org

Benslow Music provides inspirational lifelong learning for all ages through residential, day and online music courses, and a series of chamber concerts.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
RURAL MUSIC SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 1986-07-18

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
LITTLE BENSLOW HILLS, OFF BENSLOW LANE, HITCHIN, HERTS, SG4 9RB2015-08-28

Among its peers

The oldest

of 216 similar companies in SG, trading since 1946