ABO TRUST

Registered charity 1003852 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Procuring, sponsoring or assisting the performance of musical works of the highest quality in the UK by orchestras that are members of the Association of British Orchestras; encouraging improvements in standards of performance by British orchestras; promoting the development of musical appreciation by the general public.

Objects

THE ADVANCMENT OF PUBLIC MUSICAL EDUCATION

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £443,391, which the Trustees consider adequate to cover approximately 103 months of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with minimal unavoidable commitments and sufficient investments to deliver on its objectives for over 20 years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to support continued grant making to the Association of British Orchestras (held: £443k)

“In line with its reserves policy, the Trustees aim to hold free reserves at a level sufficient to support continued grant making to the Association of British Orchestras “Company Limited by Guarantee”.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Investment

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Trustees · trustee networks

Douglas John Bott MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Judith Webster
Laura Waters
Marion Friend · trustee of 2 other charities
Sophie Lewis

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£33k	£52k
31/03/2024	£28k	£106k
31/03/2023	£22k	£31k
31/03/2022	£20k	£64k
31/03/2021	£22k	£49k

Common questions

Is ABO TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £443,391, which the Trustees consider adequate to cover approximately 103 months of unrestricted expenditure. The Trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with minimal unavoidable commitments and sufficient investments to deliver on its objectives for over 20 years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.