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AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

Registered charity 1070994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MUSICAS FUND, Young Sounds UK

We work across a number of partnership programmes to enable musically talented young people from low income families to fulfil their potential.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PROMOTION OF SPECIALIST MUSIC EDUCATION AMONGST CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER AWARDS.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £671,142 exceed the charity's stated policy target of covering six months of operational costs. The charity reported a net income increase of 31% to £2,528,118, driven by growth in both restricted and unrestricted funds, with total expenditure rising proportionally to support programme expansion.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employee earned between £90,000 and £99,999 during the year” — page 57
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £90,000 and £99,999 during the year” — page 57
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months operational costs (held: £671k)
“Unrestricted carried funds of £676,142 exceed the charity’s reserves policy target of covering 6 months operational costs” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 14
“During the year, eleven trustees donated a total of £11,641 to the charity (2024: £2,850 from 3 trustees). No special trusts or conditions were imposed on this funding, it was under usual terms. Five trustees were reimbursed travel expenses totalling £1,783 (2024: £1,699 to 4 trustees)” — page 63
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Albert Goodman Chartered Accountants. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £1,130,765 — grants £1,130,765 (23); 45% of the £2,528,118 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £702,978 — grants £702,978 (21); 36% of the £1,931,842 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £350,002 — grants £350,002 (12); 25% of the £1,403,828 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

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

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£112k
Reserves (reported)
£671k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.5m£2.2m
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2022£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.2m

Common questions

Is AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £671,142 exceed the charity's stated policy target of covering six months of operational costs. The charity reported a net income increase of 31% to £2,528,118, driven by growth in both restricted and unrestricted funds, with total expenditure rising proportionally to support programme expansion. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Albert Goodman Chartered Accountants.

What does the highest-paid employee of AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST, Q CHARITABLE TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£300k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£45k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£40kBasingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£40kFurthering Talent Connect programme
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUSTFY2022£40kGrants pledged for payment in later years
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£33k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£28kEducational projects
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£24k
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£23k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£20k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUSTFY2021£20kMusic Education & Engagement (children)
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£20ksupport delivery of its Furthering Talent programme
THE CECIL KING MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£17kPromotion and Performance of the Arts
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£15k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kThe Arts
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2025£10k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE CECIL KING MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kPromotion and Performance of the Arts
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
MARTIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Ethos FoundationFY2023£5kOther smaller grants
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2023£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2025£5k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kSupport young Welsh musicians from low-income families.
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2021Unverified read£5k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kEducation and Training
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£3k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2022£3k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£3k
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUSTFY2022£3kGrants awarded and paid during the period
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024Unverified read£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£2kWelfare
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2021£1k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kArts and Culture

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East21/10/2021£6kA grant to Awards for Young Musicians

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC2£50k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£15k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST1£300k
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST1£95k
THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE BROOK TRUST1£40k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£35k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST1£28k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AWARDS FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS£2.5m£90,001 - £100,0001above—no doubt
MUSIC FOR YOUTH FY2025£686k——unclear—no doubt
OPEN UP MUSIC FY2025£982k——unclear—no doubt
YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS FY2025£363k—0above—no doubt
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC FY2025£13.3m——unclear—no doubt
MUSICAL KEYS FY2025£289k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.