YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST

Registered charity 326490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YCAT, YOUNG CONCERT ARTISTS TRUST

YCAT was set up in 1984 to identify, nurture and promote outstanding young soloists and ensembles at the outset of their professional careers. As an artist management service YCAT liaises with promoters in the UK and abroad. YCAT also presents concerts to showcase the artists it represents. After three years of representation YCAT aims to introduce the artists to suitable commercial management.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY ASSISTING YOUNG MUSICIANS BEING PERSONS OF MODERATE OR LIMITED MEANS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £376,627 in general unrestricted funds, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for at least 12 months. Cash at bank increased to £832,466, representing 131% of annual expenditure, indicating a healthy liquidity position. The charity reported a net surplus of £205,011 for the year, supported by strong investment gains and stable fundraising income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust — “the Trust generously underpin YCAT’s work in supporting a string quartet known as the YCAT Hans Keller Artist. The Trust is also supporting …” (source page)
• IAMA — “IAMA is a corporate supporter of YCAT.” (source page)
• E J Thompson Memorial Fund — “We are thankful to the E J Thompson Memorial Fund for supporting this residency.” (source page)
• 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• AB Pollen Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• AD Power WIII Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• American Friends of Wigmore Hall — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Ann Driver Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Backstage Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• CHK Foundation — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Concordia Foundation — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Countess of Munster Musical Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• EJ Thompson Memorial Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Garrick Charitable Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)
• Harris Charitable Trust — “We are incredibly grateful for the continued and committed support of all who have supported the Young Classical Artists Trust” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alastair Dunbar Storeychair
• Akhil Shah
• Jonathan Vaughan
• Julie Elizabeth Webb
• Kirsty Joan MacDonald · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael David Gladman Horridge
• Nicholas Charles Francis Sanderson
• Rachel Van Walsum
• Sir Simon Christopher Townsend Robey

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS TRUST.

• NATIONAL YOUTH ARTS TRUST income £262k
• UK ADVISING AND TUTORING income £125k
• YOUTH CREATE income £53k
• YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION NEATH BRANCH income £141k
• YOUNG ACTORS' THEATRE ISLINGTON income £447k
• YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE income £145k

Side by side with its peers

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