Registered charity · London
The National Foundation for Youth Music
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance the education of the public (especially young people), in particular, in the arts and culture.
- 13 trustees
- Income £13m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Charlotte Rachel EdgeworthChair · since 2024
- Andrew LansleyTrustee · since 2023
- Berkeley EdwardsTrustee · since 2023
- Bre Mcdermott-KingTrustee · since 2023
- Claire WillsTrustee · since 2023
- Hanna ChalmersTrustee · since 2023
- Isaac Charles BorquayeTrustee · since 2024
- Mirjana BuacTrustee · since 2021
- Nathifa JordanTrustee · since 2021
- Paul BonhamTrustee · since 2023
- Robert Frederick AitkenTrustee · since 2019
- Samuel DennistonTrustee · since 2021
- Sarah BrownTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.youthmusic.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The National Foundation for Youth Music
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£13m£12m
- 2024£13m£12m
- 2023£12m£13m
Earlier years
- 2022£13m£14m
- 2021£13m£13m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to advance the education of the public (especially young people), in particular, in the arts and culture.
Grants received
8 grants · £11,483,650 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Postcode Culture Trust · £10,100,000 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,313,650 (2 grants)
- Walcot Foundation · £60,000
- SHAREGIFT · £10,000
Most recent
- Postcode Culture Trust
- Postcode Culture Trust
- Postcode Culture Trust
- Postcode Culture Trust
Grants given
1,949 grants · £108,144,366 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top recipients
- Sound Connections · £1,606,542 (3 grants)
- Brighter Sound · £1,605,361 (5 grants)
- Sage Gateshead · £1,511,789 (9 grants)
- mac birmingham · £1,450,636 (3 grants)
- NYMAZ · £1,450,377 (3 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Charlotte Rachel Edgeworth Chair since 2024
- Andrew Lansley since 2023
- Berkeley Edwards since 2023
- Bre Mcdermott-King since 2023
- Claire Wills since 2023
- Hanna Chalmers since 2023
- Isaac Charles Borquaye since 2024
- Mirjana Buac since 2021
- Nathifa Jordan since 2021
- Paul Bonham since 2023
- Robert Frederick Aitken since 2019
- Samuel Denniston since 2021
- Sarah Brown since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Robert Frederick Aitken since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (13)
- Charlotte Rachel Edgeworth Chair since 2024
- Andrew Lansley since 2023
- Berkeley Edwards since 2023
- Bre Mcdermott-King since 2023
- Claire Wills since 2023
- Hanna Chalmers since 2023
- Isaac Charles Borquaye since 2024
- Mirjana Buac since 2021
- Nathifa Jordan since 2021
- Paul Bonham since 2023
- Robert Frederick Aitken since 2019
- Samuel Denniston since 2021
- Sarah Brown since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 1.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075032
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 APRIL 1999, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS OF 2 JULY 1999, 16 MAY 2000, 8 JULY 2008 AND 14 MAY 2009. as amended on 20 May 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 03750674 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02079021095 · angela.linton@youthmusic.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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