--- title: "The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) — charity NIC103653 | CharityCompare" description: "The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) (charity NIC103653): income £86 (2025). Check registration and accounts." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-friends-of-music-in-the-education-authority-north-eastern-region retrieved: 2026-10-08T18:18:35.913Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. NIC103653Constitution FO # The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) Independent profile · Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) data The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) is a registered charity in Northern Ireland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of the arts, culture. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=103653&subId=0) Work at The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region)? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-friends-of-music-in-the-education-authority-north-eastern-region&type=claim&name=The%20Friends%20of%20Music%20in%20the%20Education%20Authority%20(North%20Eastern%20Region)) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region)? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £86 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £8,815 Registered charity number NIC103653 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Constitution Register contact address detail (not service area) Bt39 9Qr Quick answer The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) (number NIC103653) is listed as registered in the CCNI snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) do? The purpose of the organisation set out in our constitution is, "The aim of the Friends shall be to advance and develop the art and science of music and musical education, with particular reference to orchestral music, in the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority (the area formerly covered by the North Eastern Education and Library Board) by providing services not normally covered or subsidised by the Department of Education or Education Authority grants." Having regard to the Public Benefit statutory guidance the Friends tries to achieve its aims without causing harm. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) Answers The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) gave in its annual return to the CCNI for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 1 December 2015 ## What causes is The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) registered for? The advancement of educationThe advancement of the artsculture ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region). An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region)'s charity number is NIC103653. Check that number on the CCNI register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number NIC103653? Search NIC103653 on the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) do? The purpose of the organisation set out in our constitution is, "The aim of the Friends shall be to advance and develop the art and science of music and musical education, with particular reference to orchestral music, in the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority (the area formerly covered by the North Eastern Education and Library Board) by providing services not normally covered or subsidised by the Department of Education or Education Authority grants." Having regard to the Public Benefit statutory guidance the Friends tries to achieve its aims without causing harm. Does The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region). This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region)? The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) does not list a website in its register entry. Its official CCNI entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. When was The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) registered as a charity? The Friends of Music in the Education Authority (North Eastern Region) was entered on the register on 1 December 2015. Source: Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). 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