THE TILLETT TRUST
The main objectives of the Charity are the promotion and advancement of education and in particular musical education and the encouragement of the arts including the arts of music, drama mime dancing and singing.
Objects
TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY MUSICAL EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC DRAMA MIME DANCING AND SINGING.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £886,087, a level the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities for three to six months of expenditure. The trust reported a net surplus for ordinary activities of £191,970 and holds no employees or defined-benefit pension deficits.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 31/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/07/2024 due date).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2019)
Trustees
- FIONA GRANT
- HARVEY CHALMERS
- Jo Cole
- Matthew Collins
- PAUL HARRIS
- Roger Hutton Vignoles
- YVONNE MINTON CBE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £241k | £49k |
| 30/09/2024 | £55k | £61k |
| 30/09/2023 | £49k | £64k |
| 30/09/2022 | £38k | £40k |
| 30/09/2021 | £67k | £38k |
Common questions
Is THE TILLETT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £886,087, a level the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities for three to six months of expenditure. The trust reported a net surplus for ordinary activities of £191,970 and holds no employees or defined-benefit pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BACKSTAGE TRUST | 1 | £1.6m |
| THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.3m |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £750k |
| HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £204k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £94k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £76k |
| SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £25k |
Charities like this
- HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED
- THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY
- TIN ARTS LIMITED
- THEATR CLWYD MUSIC TRUST LTD
- LUCILLE GRAHAM TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TILLETT TRUST | £241k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED | £60k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST | £434k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TEDDINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TIN ARTS LIMITED | £652k | £49,890 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THEATR CLWYD MUSIC TRUST LTD | £876k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |