YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS

Registered charity 1108339 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide access to a music education to young people in particular by the provision of a music school and centre of excellence in music education and performance.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MUSICALLY TALENTED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO AFFORD ACCESS TO A MUSIC EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE.

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: Bassetlaw, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£363k

Latest spending

£354k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £9,321 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £263,858. The trustees confirm that reserves provide an appropriate cushion against adverse outcomes and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to provide sufficient funding to cover their expectations of YYM’s operating expenditure after taking account of its future known and anticipated income, in particular to ensure reserves are sufficient to cover the immediate expenditure required to meet the specific risks facing the organisation (held: £264k)

“The Directors and Trustees endeavour to maintain a minimum level of free reserves adequate to provide sufficient funding to cover their expectations of YYM’s operating expenditure after taking account of its future known and anticipated income, in particular to ensure reserves are sufficient to cover the immediate expenditure required to meet the specific risks facing the organisation” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

Department for Education’s Music & Dance Scheme — “As a Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) in Music, we are supported by the Department for Education’s Music & Dance Scheme, providing FREE an…” (source page)
Purposeful Ventures — “We also receive financial support from Purposeful Ventures.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Ashtonchair
Dr FIONA MARGARET PACEY
Gerry Godley · trustee of 1 other charity
Jacqui Cameron
PAUL MOFFATT
THOMAS MEREDITH

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£363k	£354k
31/08/2024	£349k	£352k
31/08/2023	£301k	£363k
31/08/2022	£344k	£423k
31/08/2021	£367k	£395k

Common questions

Is YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £9,321 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £263,858. The trustees confirm that reserves provide an appropriate cushion against adverse outcomes and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND	1	£372k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£320k
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	1	£300k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£163k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£124k
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST	1	£75k
THE ATHERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORKSHIRE YOUTH AND MUSIC LIMITED.

YORKSHIRE YOUTH AND MUSIC LIMITED income £280k
WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS income £89k
YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE income £114k
THE YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION income £115k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC income £13.3m
MUSIC FOR YOUTH income £686k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
YORKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS	£363k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
YORKSHIRE YOUTH AND MUSIC LIMITED FY2025	£280k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS FY2025	£89k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE YORKSHIRE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FOUNDATION FY2025	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC FY2025	£13.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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