THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1042797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TMT

The Trust continues to present performance platforms for emerging and established performing artists from Australia & New Zealand at our many concerts and events, during the 2023-24 fiscal year. Awards totalling £100,000.00 were paid. The Tait Memorial Trust has raised more than £1,500,000 to help support young musicians and dancers who need financial assistance while they are studying in the U.K.

Objects

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ART OR SCIENCE OF MUSIC THE PERFORMING ARTS AND FINE ARTS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THEREIN BY ALL CHARITABLE MEANS NAMELY:- (A) PROMOTING PUBLIC LECTURES CONCERTS AND RECITALS (B) PROMOTING SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF TALENTED YOUNG STUDENTS (C) UPHOLDING AND ADVANCING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION TRAINING AND COMPETENCE OF SUCH STUDENTS (D) ENDOWING AND AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS EXHIBITIONS BURSARIES PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS TO ENABLE SUCH TALENTED YOUNG PERSONS TO STUDY (E) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ACCESSORIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID IN NEED THEREOF (F) PROVIDING FOR SUCH PERSONS AS AFORESAID WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF WITH RECORDING FACILITIES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE TRAINED IN THE ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL USE OF SUCH FACILITIES (G) PROVIDING ONGOING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TALENTED YOUNG STUDENTS IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE ON THE TERMINATION OF THEIR STUDIES TO HELP ESTABLISH THEM IN THEIR CAREERS; PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT ALL SUCH AWARDS PAYMENTS AND OTHER PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS ARE MENTIONED IN (D) (E) (F) AND (G) SHALL ONLY BE MADE WHERE THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL NEED TO PROVIDE SUCH ASSISTANCE

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust finished the year with a net surplus of £9,574, demonstrating a significant improvement over the prior year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £199,026 and investment assets valued at £199,500, resulting in total net assets of £245,684. The Trust is operated entirely by trustees and volunteers without remuneration.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 12/02/2025, 12 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 28/02/2022, 28 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tait Memorial Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Commonwealth Bank of Australia — “Tait Winter Prom 2016 at St John’s Smith Square | Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank of Australia” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• ISLA BARING OAMchair
• Chad Daniel Vindin
• Dr Margaret Mayston AM · trustee of 1 other charity
• JUSTIN BARING · trustee of 1 other charity
• Matthew Keith Phillips
• SUSAN THORNTON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Chad Daniel Vindin — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
• Dr Margaret Mayston AM — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
• ISLA BARING OAM — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
• JUSTIN BARING — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
• Matthew Keith Phillips — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST
• SUSAN THORNTON — trustee here and at THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST

Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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