THE EXETER & DISTRICT CLASSICAL MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1090945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the advancement of education in classical music by the provision of grants or bursaries toward the cost of public professional performances, training or education in music, the development, upkeep and maintenance of venues providing such performances in Exeter and it's surrounding districts

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN CLASSICAL MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TOWARDS THE COST OF PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES2. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR BURSARIES FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN MUSIC3. THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT, UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF VENUES PROVIDING SUCH PERFORMANCES4. THE PAYMENTS OF SUCH OTHER ITEMS OR FACILITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AND AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT

Area of benefit: EXETER

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

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Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted receipts increased to £77,547 while unrestricted payments rose to £83,449, resulting in a net deficit for the year. However, the charity's total funds increased to £2,651,472, supported by significant investment holdings. The trustees confirm that systems are in place to mitigate risks and that reserves are maintained to respond to assistance requests.

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 5 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abigail Chubb · trustee of 1 other charity
• Claire Whewell
• DAVID FERENS BATTY
• David McClelland Chubb
• JOHN CHRISTOPHER CROWLEY · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED.

• LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED income £35k
• THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC income £1.2m
• EAST LONDON SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL MUSIC income £55k
• THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST income £1.3m
• NONCLASSICAL income £196k
• THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST income £129k

Side by side with its peers

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