Bonavia Hunt and Sir Frederick A Gore Ousley establish the Church Choral Society and College of Church Music, London.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ is incorporated under Companies Act 1862 consisting of two divisions, Academic and Choral.
Beginning of the College's external music exams. The first tests are in elementary musical knowledge, quickly expanding to practical music exams. Just two years later these exams are administered in 200 local centres throughout the UK.
The local theoretical exams are extended to India.
Practical exams are introduced in Australasia and South Africa.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ changes its name to °®¶¹ÊÓƵ College of Music London.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ College of Music registers 53,180 exams.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ begins English language assessments.
The early music department is re-formed as the Department for Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Music. The department subsequently moves to Fenton House in Hampstead before all activities finally transfer to the main college premises.
The College celebrates its centenary with a service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, and a dinner attended by almost 700 invited guests at Grosvenor House, Park Lane.
A separate company, limited by guarantee, °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Ltd (TCL), is established. The company is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission in the UK.
Formal separation of the exams business °®¶¹ÊÓƵ from °®¶¹ÊÓƵ College of Music.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ Argentina is established.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ receives Queen's Award for Exports.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ College of Music relocates from London's Marylebone to the iconic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ performing arts exams division merges with the external department of the Guildhall Music and Drama to form °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Guildhall.
Arts Award launches in the UK, in partnership with Arts Council England, with a mission to support young people to deepen their engagement with the arts, and build creative and leadership skills.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ Guildhall Music, Drama and Speech syllabus launches.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ India is established.
The name °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Guildhall was dropped and the board's performing arts exams are now offered under the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ brand.
The first ten Secure English Language Test centres, operated by °®¶¹ÊÓƵ, open nationally in the UK.
BCELT (now °®¶¹ÊÓƵ Italy) is acquired into the °®¶¹ÊÓƵ family.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ Spain is established.
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ China is established.