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THE JULIAN BREAM TRUST

Registered charity 1130890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement and promotion for the appreciation and understanding of the art and science of music and musical education.

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£149k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,111,433, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual expenditure and respond to emergency applications. The charity generated a net gain of £31,221 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, despite charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources from donations and investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which, on investment, generates sufficient income to meet annual expenditure and cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time (held: £5.1m)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds (free reserves) at a level which, on investment, generates sufficient income to meet annual expenditure and cover management and administration costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Michael Lewin is Head of Guitar at the Royal Academy of Music. Gary Ryan is Head of Strings and Guitar Professor at the Royal College of Music. John Mills is Guest Tutor for Guitar at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. All three institutions put forward nominees for scholarships from the Trust. These trustees do not take part in the decisions on such awards.
“Michael Lewin is Head of Guitar at the Royal Academy of Music. Gary Ryan is Head of Strings and Guitar Professor at the Royal College of Music. John Mills is Guest Tutor for Guitar at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. All three institutions put forward nominees for scholarships from the Trust. These trustees do not take part in the decisions on such awards.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£4.4m
Total spending
£52k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£4.8m
Employees
0

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£125k£149k
31/03/2024£124k£210k
31/03/2023£94k£59k
31/03/2022£4.4m£52k
31/03/2021£4k£40k

Common questions

Is THE JULIAN BREAM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £5,111,433, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual expenditure and respond to emergency applications. The charity generated a net gain of £31,221 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, despite charitable expenditure exceeding incoming resources from donations and investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.