THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC
Registered charity 1075032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH MUSIC
Youth Music is a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income against expenditure on unrestricted funds of £388,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2.485 million, which exceeds the stated policy target range of £1.3 million to £2 million. The charity holds significant cash reserves and has confirmed funding agreements with major funders for the upcoming year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six to nine months expenditure (£1.3m - £2m) (held: £2.5m)
“The Trustees have considered the appropriate level of free reserves that the Charity should hold and determined this to be a range of between six and nine months expenditure. This range equates to between £1.3m and £2m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Youth Music (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Matt — CEO (source)
- Charlotte Edgeworth — Co-Chair (source)
- Claire Wills — Chair of F&A (source)
- Angela Linton — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Daniel Williams — Engagement Director (source)
- Abbi Oakley — Communications Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Beatport — “We’ve teamed up with Beatport to support the next generation of young DJs, producers and electronic music makers across the UK.” (source page)
- Spotify — “The Spotify and Youth Music Fund aims to preserve and protect at-risk spaces for children and young people experiencing challenging circumst…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£239k
Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Charlotte Rachel Edgeworthchair
- Andrew Lansley
- Berkeley Edwards
- Bre McDermott-King
- Claire Wills
- Hanna Chalmers
- Isaac Charles Borquaye
- Mirjana Buac
- Nathifa Jordan
- Paul Bonham
- Robert Frederick Aitken
- Samuel Denniston
- Sarah Brown
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of income against expenditure on unrestricted funds of £388,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £2.485 million, which exceeds the stated policy target range of £1.3 million to £2 million. The charity holds significant cash reserves and has confirmed funding agreements with major funders for the upcoming year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND, THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT.
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