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The Williams Church Music Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 311088HertsReligion
Income£46k2025-04-05
Spending£133ksame year
Spent / received238%5-year average
Size in its cause47th pctReligion
Registered1970Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Williams Church Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in August 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Williams Church Music Trust reported income of £46k and spending of £133k, spending 290% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £50k to £46k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 238% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Williams Church Music Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My Father's House Assemblies of God Church (£46k), The Association of Manden UK (Amuk) (£46k) and 1st St Peter-In-Thanet/1st Broadstairs Sea Scout Group Rn55 (£46k).

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

£0£33k£67k£100k£133k2021 Income: £49,6292021 Spending: £86,68420212022 Income: £48,1682022 Spending: £110,39120222023 Income: £51,9762023 Spending: £131,23820232024 Income: £48,0142024 Spending: £117,43920242025 Income: £46,0112025 Spending: £133,4532025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The provision of grants to assist the study, practice and improvement of instrumental music (including in particular organ music), and singing (in particular choral singing) especially in connection with the services of the Church of England and of Churches in communion with the Church of England.

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My Father's House Assemblies of God ChurchTelford£46k
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1st St Peter-In-Thanet/1st Broadstairs Sea Scout Group Rn55Margate£46k
Ezra Christian CentreBeaconsfield£46k