THE ROYAL CORPS OF ARMY MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1073432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORPS OF ARMY MUSIC TRUST

Charity for Army musicians both serving and retired.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF THE CORPS OF ARMY MUSIC (THE CORPS) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.2) TO FOSTER ESPRIT DE CORPS AND COMRADESHIP BETWEEN ALL SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.3) TO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY SERVING AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CORPS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES).4) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND EFFICIENCY OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPS.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £56,858 for the year, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. Total income increased to £158,913 while expenditure decreased substantially to £102,055. The trustees confirm that funds remain sufficient to continue supporting the charity's objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Safeguarding 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)

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

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Register events

• Transferred assets to another charity (12/11/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

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

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST.

• ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST income £46k
• MUSEUM OF ARMY MUSIC income £57k
• THE PARLIAMENT CHOIR income £135k
• ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC income £33.2m
• Army Benevolent Fund income £13.7m
• ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k

Side by side with its peers

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