EAST ANGLIAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1082774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST ANGLICAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRUST, EATMT

The charity's main object is to advance education in the traditional folk music of East Anglia and other areas, including folk songs, tunes, dances, customs and traditions. In order to achieve this the trust organises workshops, classes, concerts, lectures, exhibitions, community and schools projects, carries out research and archiving work and publishes resources.

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Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£43k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £14,618 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £14,291. Per the trustees' report, this financial position was squeezed by overspends on the flagship Traditional Music Day event, though recent successful grant bids are expected to return the Trust to its previous financial standing.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — EATMT (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).

Heritage Fund Of The National Lottery — “Our project funded by the Heritage Fund Of The National Lottery, celebrating the folk songs collected by Vaughan Williams in our region.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

IVAN CUTTINGchair
Christopher Holderness
Eammon Andrews
LINDSAY WANT
Miriam Joan Stead · trustee of 4 other charities
Rebecca Marshall-Potter

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£29k	£43k
31/03/2024	£77k	£79k
31/03/2023	£40k	£46k
31/03/2022	£38k	£36k
31/03/2021	£20k	£18k

Common questions

Is EAST ANGLIAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £14,618 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves falling to £14,291. Per the trustees' report, this financial position was squeezed by overspends on the flagship Traditional Music Day event, though recent successful grant bids are expected to return the Trust to its previous financial standing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/10/2025	£99k	"25 yrs of the East Anglian Traditional Music Trust."
Postcode Lottery	29/07/2025	£15k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/03/2022	£66k	"Vaughan Williams' Folk"
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/04/2004	£5k	Musical Roots
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/11/2002	£4k	"Award To Enable Group To Expedite Their Project Of Making Traditional Music, Song And Dance Accessible To A Wider Audience In Isolated Areas"