THE STUBBS BLINKHORN CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1080615 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROBERT AND VALERIE BLINKHORN CHARITABLE TRUST

PERSONAL TO SETTLOR

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND THE INCOME THEREOF (INCLUDING ANY INCOME ACCRUING OR ACCRUED BUT NOT RECEIVED AT THE DATE OF SETTLEMENT) UPON TRUST TO PAY OR APPLY THE SAID INCOME AND (IF AND SO OFTEN AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT) THE WHOLE OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AS THEY SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT TO OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION IN MUSIC THROUGH THE TRAINING OF PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE HIGHER STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND THROUGH ITS PERFORMANCE AND APPRECIATION AND ALSO TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AUTHORISE THE TRUSTEES TO APPLY ANY PART OF THE TRUST FUND OR THE INCOME THEREOF TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OBJECTS OR PURPOSES AS AFORESAID SAVE THOSE REGARDED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE U.K

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased significantly to £3,159,592, driven by a large donation from the estate of Mrs Blinkhorn. The trustees consider the reserves position satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 4 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brachers Trust Corporation Limited · trustee of 6 other charities
• Kim Bannister · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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