MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST

Registered charity 1183585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Tri-borough Music Trust

PROMOTES THE ARTS (AND MUSIC IN PARTICULAR) BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, RAISING AWARENESS AND GRANTS FOR THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM, KENSINGTON & CHELSEA, AND WESTMINSTER.

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Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£36k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,243 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £54,412 to £53,169. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,348 and states it currently holds no reserves policy because it has no paid employees or office rental costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Musical Boroughs Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Susan Lynn Schmidt Whiddington CBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Chloe Armstrong
Edward McGovern
Eva Morrison
Isabella Farrell-Grey
Jonathan Charles Chambers
Linlin Jin
Mackenzie Clark
Socorro Elena Torres-Duarte
Sophia Mazgarova
Susan Whiddington CBE · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£35k	£36k
31/03/2024	£53k	£87k
31/03/2023	£79k	£19k
31/03/2022	£32k	£8k
31/03/2021	£1k	£370

Common questions

Is MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,243 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £54,412 to £53,169. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £7,348 and states it currently holds no reserves policy because it has no paid employees or office rental costs. The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST, THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST, BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD, ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST	FY2022	£15k	Grants awarded and paid during the period
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST	FY2021	£8k	Music Education & Engagement (children)
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD	FY2022	£4k
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	FY2021	£3k	Crisis Grant