HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST

Registered charity 312839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HENRY WOOD HOUSE, THE MUSIC STUDENTS HOSTEL TRUST, THE MUSIC STUDENTS HOSTEL TRUST LTD

To advance the education of students attending colleges or courses in London for the purpose of receiving instruction in music, particularly those attending the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban by making grants or otherwise to needy or deserving students to assist them with the cost of accommodation.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGES OR COURSES IN LONDON FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC, PARTICULARLY THOSE ATTENDING THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA AND TRINITY LABAN BY MAKING GRANTS OR OTHERWISE TO NEEDY OR DESERVING STUDENTS TO ASSIST THEM WITH THE COST OF ACCOMMODATION.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tandridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,347,469, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain anticipated income for distribution. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £225,260, driven by investment gains, and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Trustee expenses 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 00976205

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• NGWE, Chinyereugo Uchenna, Dr — director, appointed 14/06/2023on trustee list
• SWANN, Nina Victoria — director, appointed 07/06/2022on trustee list
• KEENE, Paul John Thornton — director, appointed 08/12/2021on trustee list
• KINSELLA, Christine Mary — director, appointed 09/05/2018on trustee list
• XIAO, Di — director, appointed 12/12/2016on trustee list
• SCARD, Dennis Leslie — director, appointed 28/01/2003on trustee list
• ASHLEY, David John — secretary, appointed 01/04/2025

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DENNIS LESLIE SCARDchair
• Christine Kinsella
• DI XIAO
• Dr Chinyereugo Uchenna Ngwe · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nina Victoria Swann · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul John Thornton Keene

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENRY WOOD HALL LIMITED.

• HENRY WOOD HALL LIMITED income £466k
• THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST income £147k
• THE RECORD CHARITABLE TRUST income £208k
• NORTH WALES MUSIC TUITION CENTRES income £335k
• THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND income £4.0m
• THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

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