THE PRATT GREEN TRUST
The support of hymnody by way of prizes, scholarships, bursaries, and other grants to musicians concerned with the composition and rendering of religious music and for hymn writers.
Objects
I. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CHURCH MUSIC AND OTHER MUSIC SUITABLE FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES AND IN THE FIELD OF HYMNODY. II. TO PROVIDE PRIZES SCHOLARSHIPS BURSERIES AND OTHER GRANTS FOR CHURCH MUSICIANS AND MUSICIANS CONCERNED WITH THE COMPOSITION AND RENDERING OF RELIGIOUS MUSIC AND FOR HYMN WRITERS. III. TO MAKE DONATIONS TO (II) OR OTHERWISE FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF OTHER CHARITIES CARRYING ON IN WHOLE OR IN PART OBJECTS SIMILAR TO THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSE (I) AND (II) ABOVE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,625.16 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted funds to £7,144.50. The trustees disclosed serious anomalies in previous accounts requiring reconstruction and noted that a new reserves policy is under discussion. The charity remains solvent with cash at bank of £9,144.50 and no current liabilities.
What the accounts disclose
“Royalties £13,345.26”
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/03/2023
- Volunteers: 1
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 10/02/2026, 10 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 29/03/2024 (received 30/01/2026, 366 days after the 29/01/2025 due date).
Trustees
- ANDREW PRATT
- BERNADETTE FARRELL
- Dr Gillian Warson
- REVD DR Janet Helen WOOTTON
- Rev GRAHAM JAMES ADAMS LLB,BA,PHD
- Rev Michael Garland
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £26k | £36k |
| 29/03/2024 | £40k | £43k |
| 29/03/2023 | £36k | £17k |
| 29/03/2022 | £25k | £19k |
| 29/03/2021 | £29k | £26k |
Common questions
Is THE PRATT GREEN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,625.16 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted funds to £7,144.50. The trustees disclosed serious anomalies in previous accounts requiring reconstruction and noted that a new reserves policy is under discussion. The charity remains solvent with cash at bank of £9,144.50 and no current liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SPIELMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST
- THE GB TRUST
- GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE FINTRY TRUST
- THE MARGARET ENGERING MUSIC TRUST
- THE PALLANT CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PRATT GREEN TRUST | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HAMPSTEAD CHURCH MUSIC TRUST | £114k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GB TRUST | £57k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GAMLEN CHARITABLE TRUST | £700k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE FINTRY TRUST | £176k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE MARGARET ENGERING MUSIC TRUST | £140k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |