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

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ART OF MUSIC PARTICULARLY BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSICAL MUSIC COMPOSITION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ashford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£188k

Latest spending

£200k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,001, which is above the charity's stated policy target of at least £15,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity successfully raised sufficient funds to manage expenditure, despite recording an overall deficit for the year. The filing confirms that the charity remains in credit and cash flow is managed to ensure financial security.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (73% of income)

“During the year the charity received donations of £136,525 along with ticket sales of £42,915.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least £15,000 to meet budgeted expenditure for 3 months as well as unexpected costs (held: £55k)

“The charity aims to hold reserves of at least £15,000 to meet budgeted expenditure for 3 months as well as unexpected costs.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 22
Government income: £5,656 — grants £5,656 (4); 3% of the £187,735 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 131
Government income: £5,656 — grants £5,656 (5); 2% of the £230,830 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 123
Government income: £3,500 — grants £3,500 (3); 2% of the £204,593 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

John Armitage Memorial trust — “John Armitage Memorial trust Impacting our community through arts.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MR ED ARMITAGEchair
CHARLES MICHAEL DONDONALD COCHRANE
MR TIM JACKSON
Patricia Rolfe
Sarah Jane Armitage

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£188k	£200k
31/03/2025	£231k	£227k
31/03/2024	£205k	£218k
31/03/2023	£177k	£195k
31/03/2022	£195k	£167k

Common questions

Is JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,001, which is above the charity's stated policy target of at least £15,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity successfully raised sufficient funds to manage expenditure, despite recording an overall deficit for the year. The filing confirms that the charity remains in credit and cash flow is managed to ensure financial security. Its FY2026 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, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, The William Brake Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£15k	Arts
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Arts
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£4k
The William Brake Foundation	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/12/2019	£115k	Jam on the Marsh
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/06/2006	£5k	Concerts

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£84k
CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION	1	£70k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£50k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	1	£17k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC.

THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC income £1.2m
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST income £9.2m
ROBERT ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST income £48k
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE income £5.7m
THE FLORILEGIUM TRUST income £49k
THE MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE TRUST income £460k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
JOHN ARMITAGE MEMORIAL TRUST	£188k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£9.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROBERT ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S HERITAGE FY2025	£5.7m	£100,000 to £109,999	1	above	—	no doubt
THE FLORILEGIUM TRUST FY2025	£49k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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