THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST

Registered charity 327665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TONY THORNTON MUSIC TRUST

To support those organisations which are committed to helping young artists of recognised potential, by offering them a platform/audience, which otherwise they would have difficulty in achieving.

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

Latest income
£110k
Latest spending
£114k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,969,036, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain their stated policy level. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,051 for the year, driven by investment management charges and unrealised losses on investments, while charitable expenditure totalled £113,857.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain unrestricted reserves at this level (held: £2.0m)
“It is the trustees’ policy to maintain unrestricted reserves at this level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£110k£114k
05/04/2024£121k£127k
05/04/2023£102k£97k
05/04/2022£124k£106k
05/04/2021£91k£140k

Common questions

Is THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,969,036, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain their stated policy level. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £4,051 for the year, driven by investment management charges and unrealised losses on investments, while charitable expenditure totalled £113,857. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATIONFY2024£35kGrant

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC IN MAYFIELD LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST£110k—0no_policy—no doubt
MUSIC IN MAYFIELD LIMITED FY2025£25k—0unclear—no doubt
MAYFIELD SCHOOL LTD FY2025£15.4m£120,001 - £130,000—unclear—no doubt
THE MAYFIELD TRUST FY2025£5.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£274k—0unclear—noted
MAYFORD ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£115k—0within—no doubt

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