JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1096150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JAM

To nurture and promote the development of classical music composition in the UK

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Latest income
£231k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £67,416 at the end of the period, with the charity's policy being to monitor reserves regularly and remain in credit. The trustees report that sufficient funds were raised and expenditure managed successfully, carrying the surplus through to the next season.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£231k£227k
31/03/2024£205k£218k
31/03/2023£177k£195k
31/03/2022£195k£167k
31/03/2021£95k£95k

Common questions

Is JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £67,416 at the end of the period, with the charity's policy being to monitor reserves regularly and remain in credit. The trustees report that sufficient funds were raised and expenditure managed successfully, carrying the surplus through to the next season. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST, The William Brake Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kArts
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15kArts
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
The William Brake FoundationFY2022£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2019£115kJam on the Marsh
The National Lottery Community Fund21/06/2006£5kConcerts

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LYRITA NIMBUS ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST£231k—0unclear—no doubt
LYRITA NIMBUS ARTS FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£9.2m—0above—no doubt
THE JULIAN BREAM TRUST FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
JOHN BAGLEY MUSIC TRUST FY2025£5.4m—0unclear—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.