THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC — grant history

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Latest income
£51.6m
Grants listed (FY2026)
39 · 11 amount not stated
Listed grants total
£7.4m
Accounts grants total
£7.4m

listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2026 accounts

FY2025: 22 grants totalling £2k are listed but excluded from totals: unverified read (a second reading of the page gave a different amount; grantee names (or the pattern of amounts) not found in the accounts text).

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Throughout England And Wales (13 grantees)
  • Scotland (5 grantees)
  • Northern Ireland (4 grantees)
  • Ghana (1 grantee)
  • India (1 grantee)
  • Isle Of Man (1 grantee)
  • Guyana (1 grantee)
  • Jersey (1 grantee)
  • Kenya (1 grantee)
  • Jamaica (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2025 → FY2026

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings that have counted grants (unverified reads are left out, so a filing whose grants are all unverified is skipped). A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2025FY2026
newOrganisations supported through international Play On fund—£49k
newNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRAS OF GREAT BRITAIN—£25k
newMUSIC FOR YOUTH—£25k
newThe Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea—£10k
newNational Youth Choirs—£10k
newAISL Foundation Limited—£10k
newNATIONAL YOUTH ARTS WALES—£10k
newMusic Hackspace Ltd—£6k
upTrustees of the Royal Academy of Music£1.0m£1.8m
upTrustees of the Royal Northern College of Music Endowment Fund£1.0m£1.8m
upTrustees of the Royal College of Music£1.0m£1.8m
upTrustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Trust£1.0m£1.8m
upTHE UK ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - MUSIC MARK£37£39k
upBLACK LIVES IN MUSIC£1k£31k
upOPEN UP MUSIC£10£25k
upMusic Education Partnership Group£10£21k
not listedBLUME Haiti£10—
not listedCommonwealth Resources£10—
not listedHashtag The WRD Limited£10—
not listedTHE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS£10—
not listedYoung Choral Academy Sdn Bhd£8—
not listedTri-Borough Music Hub£5—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Trustees of the Royal Academy of MusicFY2026£1.8mDistribution/Donation
Trustees of the Royal Northern College of Music Endowment FundFY2026£1.8mDistribution/Donation
Trustees of the Royal College of MusicFY2026£1.8mDistribution/Donation
Trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland TrustFY2026£1.8mDistribution/Donation
Organisations supported through international Play On fundFY2026£49kGrant
The UK Association for Music Education – Music MarkFY2026£39kSponsorship
Black Lives in MusicFY2026£31kSponsorship
National Children’s OrchestraFY2026£25kSponsorship
Music for YouthFY2026£25kSponsorship
Open Up MusicFY2026£25kSponsorship
Music Education Partnership GroupFY2026£21kSponsorship
The Ivors AcademyFY2026£20kSponsorship
Commonwealth ResoundsFY2026£15kSponsorship
The Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus LtdFY2026£15kSponsorship
The Rondo ProductionFY2026£12kSponsorship
Music Children Foundation LtdFY2026£12kSponsorship
Royal Philharmonic SocietyFY2026£11kSponsorship
The Royal Borough of Kensington and ChelseaFY2026£10kSponsorship
National Youth ChoirsFY2026£10kSponsorship
AISL Foundation LimitedFY2026£10kSponsorship
Music MastersFY2026£10kSponsorship
National Youth Arts WalesFY2026£10kSponsorship
India National Youth OrchestraFY2026£9kSponsorship
Music Hackspace LtdFY2026£6kSponsorship
Revere ArtsFY2026£6kSponsorship
Hannah SeymourFY2026£5kSponsorship
Education AfricaFY2026£5kSponsorship
CACEFU-MocambiqueFY2026£5kSponsorship
Antigua & Barbuda Youth SymphonyFY2026£5kSponsorship
Access Music ProjectFY2026£5kSponsorship
A R Rahman FoundationFY2026£5kSponsorship
Artipelago, Assoc. Culturale Cimamusic ArteducazioneFY2026£5kSponsorship
Kenya Conservatoire of MusicFY2026£5kSponsorship
University of St AndrewsFY2026£5kSponsorship
Venture Music AsiaFY2026£5kSponsorship
Music FundFY2026£5kSponsorship
The OHMI TrustFY2026£5kSponsorship
National Concert Band FestivalFY2026£5kSponsorship
English Schools Orchestra and ChoirFY2026£5kSponsorship
Tri-Borough Music HubFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
School Grounds SoundsFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Music in Africa FoundationFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Compass Children’s CharityFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
London Music FundFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Young Choral Academy Sdn BhdFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
St Christopher’s School (Bahrain)FY2026amount not statedSponsorship
The British School Al KhubairatFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Ruben CentreFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
National Youth Jazz OrchestraFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Bolton CouncilFY2026amount not statedSponsorship
Trustees of the Royal College of MusicFY2025£1.0mMusic Education / Distribution
Trustees of the Royal Academy of MusicFY2025£1.0mMusic Education / Distribution
Trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland TrustFY2025£1.0mMusic Education / Distribution
Trustees of the Royal Northern College of Music Endowment FundFY2025£1.0mMusic Education / Distribution
Black Lives in MusicFY2025£1kMusic Education / Sponsorship
Antigua & Barbuda Youth SymphonyFY2025Unverified read£1kMusic Education / Sponsorship
Bolton CouncilFY2025Unverified read£1kMusic Education / Sponsorship
The UK Association for Music Education - Music MarkFY2025£37Music Education / Sponsorship
The Ivors AcademyFY2025£11Music Education / Sponsorship
Music MastersFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
BLUME HaitiFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Commonwealth ResourcesFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Hashtag The WRD LimitedFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
India National Youth OrchestraFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
London Music FundFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Music Children Foundation LtdFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Music Education Partnership GroupFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Open Up MusicFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Royal Philharmonic SocietyFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
The Commonwealth ResoundsFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
The Hong Kong Virtuoso Chorus LtdFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
The Rondo ProductionFY2025£10Music Education / Sponsorship
CACEFU-MocambiqueFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Compass Children's CharityFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Education AfricaFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Harmony Kenya FoundationFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Harmony Project PhoenixFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Kunbi’s Music CompanyFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Music for YouthFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Music in Africa FoundationFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Children’s OrchestraFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Concert Band FestivalFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Youth Arts WalesFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Youth ChoirsFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Youth Jazz OrchestraFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
National Youth OrchestraFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Ruben CentreFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
School Grounds SoundsFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
St Christopher's School (Bahrain)FY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Tanglin Trust SchoolFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
The British School Al KhubairatFY2025Unverified read£10Music Education / Sponsorship
Young Choral Academy Sdn BhdFY2025£8Music Education / Sponsorship
Tri-Borough Music HubFY2025£5Music Education / Sponsorship
University of St AndrewsFY2025£5Music Education / Sponsorship
Venture Music AsiaFY2025Unverified read£5Music Education / Sponsorship
Various organisations including Open Up Music, National Youth Choir, National Youth Jazz Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra, National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, Music Mark, Black Lives in Music, the Ivors Academy, Music Education Partnership Group, Royal Philharmonic Society, London Music Fund, Tri-Borough Music Hub, Music Masters, PercWorks, The Commonwealth Resounds (Play On), RondFY2024£2.3mSponsorship and donations for music education
Scholarships awarded to students at Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing ArtsFY2024£1.4mScholarships
Trustees of the Royal Northern College of Music Endowment FundFY2024£500kDistribution to Royal School of Music
Trustees of the Royal Academy of MusicFY2024£500kDistribution to Royal School of Music
Trustees of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland TrustFY2024£500kDistribution to Royal School of Music
Trustees of the Royal College of MusicFY2024£500kDistribution to Royal School of Music
Royal Academy of MusicFY2021£1.0mScholarships
OtherFY2021£47kSponsorship
National Youth Jazz OrchestraFY2021£30kSponsorship
National Youth OrchestraFY2021£26kSponsorship
Openup MusicFY2021£25kSponsorship
The Mayor of London’s Fund for Young MusiciansFY2021£20kSponsorship
National Youth ChoirFY2021£20kSponsorship
Notes Inegales - Third Orchestra BarbicanFY2021£18kSponsorship
Other Educational SponsorshipFY2021£17kSponsorship
Commonwealth ResoundsFY2021£12kSponsorship
The UK Association for Music Education — Music MarkFY2021£12kSponsorship
Royal Philharmonic SocietyFY2021£11kSponsorship
Dhow CountriesFY2021£6kSponsorship
Arts Council EnglandFY2021amount not statedGrant (Expenditure only, no new grant received/paid out as income in this context, but note 12 shows expenditure related to a grant. However, the prompt asks for grants MADE BY this charity. Note 12 shows expenditure on a research project funded by an Arts Council England Grant. This is income received, not a grant made. The expenditure is internal project cost. No grant made to ACE.)
Royal College of MusicFY2021amount not statedScholarships (included in total above)
Royal Northern College of MusicFY2021amount not statedScholarships (included in total above)
Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandFY2021amount not statedScholarships (included in total above)
Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaFY2021amount not statedScholarships (included in total above)
Hong Kong Academy of Performing ArtsFY2021amount not statedScholarships (included in total above)

17 listed grants have no usable amount in the accounts (shown as “amount not stated”); they are left out of the grant counts and totals.

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 7441000 vs reference 7446000 (0.1% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder or a recipient and want a correction, email [email protected].

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the filed accounts. They stay in the list and the CSV (read_status column) but are left out of the totals, counts and recipient tallies this site computes.