The Trott Musical Foundation
Analysis
The Trott Musical Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Trott Musical Foundation reported income of £31k and spending of £40k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £23k to £31k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Trott Musical Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include SS Mary and John Parent Teacher Association (£31k), Llyswen Public Hall (£31k) and The Kingston Village Hall Trust (£31k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity assists any child born, permanently residing in, or being educated at a school maintained by a local authority or having grant maintained status, in the parishes of Sedbergh, Howgill, Firbank, Cautley, Garsdale, Dent and Cowgill in Cumbria, to be educated in the appreciation of the art and science of music, and the teaching of the playing of any musical instrument to any such children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| SS Mary and John Parent Teacher Association | Oxford | £31k |
| Llyswen Public Hall | Powys | £31k |
| The Kingston Village Hall Trust | Kent | £31k |
| Stockland Victory Hall | Devon | £31k |