THE SACCONI TRUST

Registered charity 1122465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

tO promote the appreciation and knowledge of music and make music and other art forms more accessible to the public

Objects

3.1) TO PROMOTE IMPROVE DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN EDUCATION IN THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND BY SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (THE BOARD) SHALL THINK FIT;3.2) TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ALL ART FORMS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE INVOLVING MUSIC, INCLUDING OTHER CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE; AND3.3) TO BENEFIT ANY CHARITY AND TO FURTHER ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE BOARD THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Folkestone and Hythe, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£123k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, aligning with the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a net income increase of £2,600 for the year, with total funds rising to £15,665. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and proper maintenance of accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £9k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A member of a trustee’s family has received fees (included under artists’ fees and expenses,) totalling £14,451 (2024: £16,655). Another member of the family acts as administrator to the trust and received fees totalling £13,380 for the year (2024: £13,548).
“A member of a trustee’s family has received fees (included under artists’ fees and expenses,) totalling £14,451 (2024: £16,655). Another member of the family acts as administrator to the trust and received fees totalling £13,380 for the year (2024: £13,548). - 13 -” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 3

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/06/2023 (received 13/05/2024, 13 days after the 30/04/2024 due date); year ending 30/06/2022 (received 05/05/2023, 5 days after the 30/04/2023 due date); year ending 30/06/2021 (received 04/07/2022, 65 days after the 30/04/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£126k£123k
30/06/2024£134k£130k
30/06/2023£126k£119k
30/06/2022£56k£111k
30/06/2021£100k£106k

Common questions

Is THE SACCONI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure, aligning with the charity's reserves policy. The charity reported a net income increase of £2,600 for the year, with total funds rising to £15,665. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and proper maintenance of accounts. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION1£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with I FAGIOLINI CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SACCONI TRUST£126k—0within—no doubt
I FAGIOLINI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt
EXAUDI FY2024£154k—0within—no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2026£52k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2025£594k——unclear—no doubt
HATTORI FOUNDATION FY2025£233k—0unclear—no doubt

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