The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust
Analysis
The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2022, 4 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust reported income of £70k and spending of £128k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £67k to £70k (+3.5%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 384% 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 Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall (£70k), Etchinghill Village Hall (£70k) and Manasamitra Limited (£70k).
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
We provide encouragement and financial support to those actively contributing (or who have in their careers actively contributed) to art and music. We provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships and grants to organisations in fields that fulfil specific criteria. We preserve, catalogue, promote, develop and publish for the public benefit the work of Hans Keller and Milein Cosman.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of St Laurence, Lurgashall | West Sussex | £70k |
| Etchinghill Village Hall | Folkestone | £70k |
| Manasamitra Limited | West Yorkshire | £70k |
| Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust | Gloucestershire | £70k |