THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

Registered charity 1000825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation for Young Musicians exists to support and secure the future of London's Centre for Young Musicians. The Centre for Young Musicians provides music tuition and courses for London schoolchildren in programmes that range from beginner level instrumental study to advanced training suitable for those aiming to study at conservatoire or university.

Objects

A) THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS REGISTERED ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG MUSICIANS, PUPILS WHO HAVE OR MAY DISCOVER MUSICAL GIFTS OR APTITUDE AND OTHER PERSONS LIKELY TO BENEFIT THEREFROM THE PRACTICE AND PROVISION OF MUSIC, MUSICAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH RELATING THERETO AND ANY OTHER MATTERS WHICH CAM BE ACHIEVED BY CHARITABLE MEANS FOR CHARITABLE OBJECTS RELATING TO THE CREATION ENCOURAGEMENT TEACHING AND PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE ACQUISITION AND PROVISION OF FACILITIES INSTRUMENTS SCORES AND OTHER MEANS OF PERFORMANCE AND STUDY AND PLACES FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND THE RAISING AND PROVISION OF FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR THOSE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CENTRE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS OR ANY ORGANISATION SUCCEEDING TO OR CARRYING ON ITS BUSINESS WHICH THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY CONSIDER IT PROPER TO ASSIST

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a significant increase in net income to £305,098, driven largely by substantial legacies totaling £372,500. Unrestricted reserves stood at £98,004, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £80,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02552026

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Albert & Eugenie Frost Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The Albert & Eugenie Frost Trust” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BEST, Hubert Campbell Arthur Clinton — director, appointed 24/10/2024on trustee list
• HARNIESS, Geoffrey — director, appointed 04/10/2023on trustee list
• WARREN-GREEN, Christopher — director, appointed 20/07/2020on trustee list
• BASSETT, Lisia Dawn — director, appointed 08/03/2018on trustee list
• LAWSON, Nicholas St John — director, appointed 08/03/2018on trustee list
• PRICE, Marcus Pierre — director, appointed 09/03/2010on trustee list
• JENKINS, Ruth Elizabeth — director, appointed 05/03/2008on trustee list
• O'GRADY, Neil — secretary, appointed 30/10/2019

Official officers record.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (22/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Warren-Greenchair
• GEOFFREY HARNIESS
• HUBERT BEST
• LISIA BASSETT
• MARCUS PRICE
• Nicholas Lawson
• RUTH JENKINS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC FOR YOUTH.

• MUSIC FOR YOUTH income £686k
• THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS income £878k
• YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS income £363k
• THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC income £13.3m
• YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE income £114k
• Young Music Makers London Limited income £241k

Side by side with its peers

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