THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ COLLECTIVE

Registered charity 1135060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NYJC

NYJC was established to advance, develop and maintain public education in and appreciation of jazz music in all its aspects, for young people and others, and to raise the aspirations of young musicians. Our main activity is a week-long summer school in August each year.

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP ANDMAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF JAZZ MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS,FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHERS, AND RAISE THE ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS BY(A) ARRANGING JAZZ PERFORMANCES IN VENUES TO WHICH YOUNG PERSONS MAYBE ADMITTED;(B) PROVIDING JAZZ WORKSHOPS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BY YOUNG JAZZ MUSICIANS;(C) PROVIDING TRAINING FOR MUSIC TEACHERS, DEVELOPING A NATIONALNETWORK OF EXPERT JAZZ EDUCATORS, AND FOSTERING AND SUPPORTINGNATIONAL AND REGIONAL OUTREACH PROJECTS;(D) PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS;AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,949 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £103,047 to £82,098. The Trustees confirm that free reserves of £75,653 remain above their stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The filing confirms 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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06978971 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

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• VAUGHAN, Jonathan Andrew, Professor — director, appointed 07/01/2025on trustee list
• PANNELL, Sarah Esme, Dr — director, appointed 11/12/2024on trustee list
• MAR-MOLINERO, Daniel — director, appointed 07/05/2019on trustee list
• JOSEPH, James Anthony Mark — director, appointed 30/05/2012on trustee list
• WRIGHT, Christopher James — secretary, appointed 05/02/2019

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Mar-Molinero
• Dr Sarah Esme Pannell
• JAMES ANTHONY MARK JOSEPH
• Professor Jonathan Andrew Vaughan

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA LTD.

• THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA LTD income £516k
• THE NATIONAL JAZZ ARCHIVE income £106k
• DEVON YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRAS ASSOCIATION income £29k
• THE JAZZ CENTRE (UK) income £38k
• DYJA income £51k
• NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

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