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.

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Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£142k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2026

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

Reserves policy: maintain existing level (held: £3.3m)

“The Trustees consider that the existing level of reserves should be maintained in order to provide the anticipated income for distribution to the four conservatoires.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£155k	£142k
31/03/2025	£134k	£140k
31/03/2024	£125k	£135k
31/03/2023	£124k	£135k
31/03/2022	£122k	£135k

Common questions

Is HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST financially healthy?

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. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ALBERT AND EUGENIE FROST MUSIC TRUST CIO	3	£137k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£8k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	2	£1.6m
THE LEVERHULME TRUST	2	£1.2m
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	2	£855k
THE LONDON WOMEN'S CLINIC FOUNDATION	2	£207k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£186k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	2	£175k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST.

THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST income £1.1m
THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL TRUST income £4.5m
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC income £50.9m
THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND income £4.0m
THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND income £1.9m
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC income £33.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HENRY WOOD ACCOMMODATION TRUST	£155k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE MUSIC IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL TRUST FY2025	£4.5m	—	0	above	1.1%	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC FY2025	£50.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC ENDOWMENT FUND FY2025	£4.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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