ROWAN ARMOUR-BROWN MEMORIAL TRUST FUND

Registered charity 1102888 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAB TRUST

WE FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF VIOLIN MAKERS BY PROVIDING FUNDS AND MAKING INTRODUCTIONS WHICH MAY LEAD TO WORK PLACEMENTS.

Objects

(I) TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CRAFT OF THE MAKING OR REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF BOWED STRING INSTRUMENTS BY THOSE ENGAGED AS AND REGISTERED AS FULL OR PART-TIME STUDENTS OF THIS CRAFT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHERWISE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION OF THE CRAFT OF VIOLIN MAKING AND RESTORATION BY PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.(II) THE CHARITY MAY PROVIDE FUNDS AND MAKE OR ASSIST IN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR INITIATING OR SPONSORING PROJECTS OF RESEARCH OR STUDY RELATING TO THE SAID CRAFT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH.

Area of benefit: IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHERWISE

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

£36k

Latest spending

£15k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £21,321 for the year, resulting in an overall cash balance of £70,208. The trustees note that funds held on deposit represent a significant reserve to draw upon if required due to the intermittent nature of income from bequests. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The income received from instrument and tools sales amounted to £28,786 in total for the year with the afore-mentioned cello sale representing almost over half that sum.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 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.

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Elisabeth Ann Summerschair
Adam Winskill
ELAINE MARGARET SPICER
JUDITH SARAH BLACKWELL
Luke Damian Lindforth-Delaney
Mark William Robinson
Sheena Kelday Laurie
Thomas Daniel Padday-Muir

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£36k	£15k
31/12/2023	£27k	£9k
31/12/2022	£16k	£13k
31/12/2021	£16k	£5k
31/12/2020	£9k	£6k

Common questions

Is ROWAN ARMOUR-BROWN MEMORIAL TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £21,321 for the year, resulting in an overall cash balance of £70,208. The trustees note that funds held on deposit represent a significant reserve to draw upon if required due to the intermittent nature of income from bequests. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.