EYE MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1113190 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BY:1. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS ESPECIALLY CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WITH VISUAL ARTS AND DRAMA;2. THE PROMOTION OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY ART FORMS PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE HOLDING OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS; AND3. THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND PROMOTION OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC AT ALL LEVELS.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£385k

Latest spending

£425k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,523, a decrease from the previous year's £146,275, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy due to diverse income streams and limited fixed overheads, with no office or full-time staff costs. They confirm 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

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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 31/03/2025

Government income: £38,500 — grants £38,500 (12); 10% of the £384,758 total gross income on the same return

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

Government income: £63,000 — grants £63,000 (11); 17% of the £367,952 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Government income: £45,000 — contracts £45,000 (3); 13% of the £354,659 total gross income on the same return

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05466017

Funders the charity credits

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

Arts Council England — “Eye Music Trust is proud to announce that we succeeded with our recent Arts Council England bid, and that we will keep our NPO (National Por…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

LOWSON, Olivia — director, appointed 23/06/2026on trustee list
ROWLAND, Mark — director, appointed 31/03/2021on trustee list
DOULTON, Mimi — director, appointed 15/03/2019on trustee list
EMMERSON, Simon Thomas — director, appointed 27/05/2005on trustee list
ROXBURGH, Edwin — director, appointed 27/05/2005on trustee list
MACDONALD, Antony Michael — secretary, appointed 27/05/2005

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr SIMON EMMERSON
EDWIN ROXBURGH
MIMI DOULTON
Mark Rowland
Nicola Anne Susan Rogers
Olivia Lowson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£385k	£425k
31/03/2024	£368k	£384k
31/03/2023	£355k	£373k
31/03/2022	£351k	£373k
31/03/2021	£296k	£203k

Common questions

Is EYE MUSIC TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,523, a decrease from the previous year's £146,275, resulting in a net expenditure for the period. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy due to diverse income streams and limited fixed overheads, with no office or full-time staff costs. They confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EYE MUSIC TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EYE MUSIC TRUST as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, Q CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2025	£4k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	14/05/2021	£67k	Grant to Eye Music Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/02/2020	£10k	Funding our Special Needs transport
City Bridge Foundation	31/01/2018	£88k	Grant to Eye Music Trust
City Bridge Foundation	10/01/2013	£88k	Grant to Eye Music Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/08/2006	£9k	Colourscape London Development Project

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
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£264k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£197k
SCREENSKILLS LIMITED	1	£157k
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£112k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	1	£50k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL.

KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL income £2.2m
ART SPACE income £497k
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST income £60k
THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST income £129k
EXAUDI income £154k
COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED income £194k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EYE MUSIC TRUST	£385k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KIRKLEES MUSIC SCHOOL FY2025	£2.2m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026	£497k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABSOLUTE MUSIC TRUST FY2025	£129k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXAUDI FY2024	£154k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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