COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST
Funding for postgraduate music students with prospect of professional platform career. Recital Scheme for specially talented beneficiaries of the Trust. Interest-free Instrument Purchase Loans offered to past beneficiaries of the Trust at beginning of career.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,348,624, providing a strong financial base despite the charity reporting net current liabilities of £175,340. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that the investment portfolio can be drawn upon to meet liabilities as they fall due.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees seek as much as possible to maintain the real value of the Trust’s capital over the long term but may pay awards in excess of the cumulative real growth of the Trust’s assets if necessary” — page 5
“A Tait, a trustee, is also CEO of Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT). During the year the charity shared an operations assistant with YCAT. The charity paid YCAT £24,676 (2024: £23,622) towards the cost of employing the operations assistant.” — page 18
“The trustees donated a total of £30,000 (2024: £nil) to the charity during the year. These donations were restricted, as detailed in note 14.” — page 18
“A Tait, a trustee, is also CEO of Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT). During the year the charity shared an operations assistant with YCAT. The charity paid YCAT £24,676 (2024: £23,622) towards the cost of employing the operations assistant.” — page 18
“The trustees donated a total of £30,000 (2024: £nil) to the charity during the year. These donations were restricted, as detailed in note 14.” — page 18
Funders the charity credits
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/03/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (07/10/2015)
- Received assets from another charity (29/07/2014)
Trustees
- George Caird Professorchair
- ALASDAIR WILSON ROBERTSON TAIT
- Dame Sarah Patricia Connolly
- David Adams
- Dr Elaine Padmore OBE
- Edward Graham Blakeman
- James Latham Baillieu
- Julie Amanda Garner
- Kathryn Stott
- PROFESSOR JONATHAN FREEMAN-ATTWOOD CBE
- ROGER GRAY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £202k | £436k |
| 31/08/2024 | £146k | £443k |
| 31/08/2023 | £383k | £399k |
| 31/08/2022 | £252k | £400k |
| 31/08/2021 | £98k | £343k |
Common questions
Is COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £9,348,624, providing a strong financial base despite the charity reporting net current liabilities of £175,340. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, noting that the investment portfolio can be drawn upon to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE HARRISON-FRANK FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | FY2021 | £10k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | 1 | £336k |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | 1 | £62k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £50k |
| HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £33k |
| THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST | 1 | £32k |
| THE HARDING TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £22k |
| CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £16k |
Charities like this
- EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION
- THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST
- THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO
- RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
- The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation
- THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST | £202k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION | £137k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO | £473k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED | £1.8m | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation | £895k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |