LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED
The charity makes grants to other bodies and institutions to promote, maintain and advance education, particularly musical education, and to encourage the arts of music, drama, dancing and singing. Grants have included contributions towards the cost of a children's concert, the adjudication costs of competitive music classes for amateur singers and music education classes for the general public.
Objects
TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION,PARTICULARLY MUSIC EDUCATION,AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS,INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC,DRAMA,MIME,DANCING AND SINGING
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £967,240, an increase from the previous year's £865,953, driven by investment gains and charitable income exceeding expenditure. The trustees report that the accumulated general fund is sufficient to continue carrying out the charity's objects, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Trustees are not remunerated and no trustee was reimbursed during the year for expenses in relation to their work as trustees.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- DR TOM HYDEchair
- Allison Rosser
- BRIDGET JEAN PALMER
- Christian Flackett
- Esther Caroline Cavett
- Javier Rivas Rodriguez
- Joshua Franciszek Kaye
- Nicole Anne Rochman
- Philip Davies
- Rebecca Anne Tatton - Brown
- Rebecca Charlotte Redclift
- Rosemary Anne Kilian
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £35k | £40k |
| 31/10/2024 | £36k | £36k |
| 31/10/2023 | £36k | £49k |
| 31/10/2022 | £35k | £49k |
| 31/10/2021 | £34k | £35k |
Common questions
Is LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £967,240, an increase from the previous year's £865,953, driven by investment gains and charitable income exceeding expenditure. The trustees report that the accumulated general fund is sufficient to continue carrying out the charity's objects, with no stated reserves policy target or material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| GUILDFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY | 1 | £990 |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £750 |
Charities like this
- THE CHERYL KING TRUST
- BRIGANTES MUSIC
- THE TILLETT TRUST
- THE LEWISHAM CHORAL SOCIETY
- CÔR Y GLEISION/CARDIFF BLUES CHOIR
- THE EXETER & DISTRICT CLASSICAL MUSIC TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED | £35k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHERYL KING TRUST | £36k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BRIGANTES MUSIC | £90k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE TILLETT TRUST | £241k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE LEWISHAM CHORAL SOCIETY | £91k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CÔR Y GLEISION/CARDIFF BLUES CHOIR | £52k | £5,832 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |