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ALBERT COOPER MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1094767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supplying grants to young musicians between ages 18 and 21; receiving fulltime education at a recognised music college/academy. Priority is given to those who play/wish to purchase an instrument; violin, viola, or cello. Have the potential to make a career as professionals; teaching or performing. Applicants required to attend an audition. Applications received between September & January.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS AND STUDENTS OF MUSIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income
£108k
Latest spending
£91k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's capital is invested in stocks and shares, with annual withdrawals made for distribution to applicants. The remaining funds are reinvested, and the trustees have approved the report.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2026£108k£91k
05/04/2025£108k£94k
05/04/2024£108k£106k
05/04/2023£8k£33k
05/04/2022£8k£2k

Common questions

Is ALBERT COOPER MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's capital is invested in stocks and shares, with annual withdrawals made for distribution to applicants. The remaining funds are reinvested, and the trustees have approved the report.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION2£1.6m
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£357k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST2£51k
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO2£35k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£900k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£300k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED1£77k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£75k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALBERT COOPER MUSIC CHARITABLE TRUST£108k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO FY2024£473k—0above—no doubt
COUNTESS OF MUNSTER MUSICAL TRUST FY2025£202k—0above—no doubt
HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST FY2026£155k—0above—no doubt
THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS FY2025£878k£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.