TRUST MUSIC

Registered charity 1156540 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aim is to create an inclusive environment for all children through music. From our work in the community, we provide practical and financial support for music projects which raise aspirations and enable young people to fulfil thier potential. We develop strategic partnerships, and work closely with our supporters, to develop the case for continued investment in music education.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS SO AS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE RAISE ASPIRATIONS AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

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: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net deficit of £582, resulting in unrestricted funds showing a deficit position of £1,878. However, the trustees confirm that the charity operates on a going concern basis with adequate resources available for the foreseeable future. The deficit arose because project expenditure exceeded current year income, utilizing surplus grant funding carried forward from the prior year.

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

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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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 — “It was created as a key development of an Arts Council England Catalyst-funded project.” (source page)

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLYN BAXENDALE · trustee of 2 other charities
• Daniel Jonathan Chandler
• David John Greenhaulgh
• Ian David Southern
• Jacqueline Ruth Tinniswood
• Jane Hampson · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT TINNISWOOD
• Sheila Ruth Tonge
• Steevie-leigh Crossley

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Bolton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC AND THE DEAF.

• MUSIC AND THE DEAF income £41k
• BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £2.9m
• THE ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS income £659k
• CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST income £1.2m
• THE BEDFORDSHIRE MUSIC TRUST income £41k
• CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST income £158k

Side by side with its peers

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