The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th September 2026

Durham Music Trust

Registered charity 1169848 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Durham, Darlington

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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.

6 trustees on the board

2.7y median 1.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£12k latest income

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.durhammusic.org.uk
Emailinfo@durhammusic.org.uk
Phone03000262368
AddressUSHAW COLLEGE, DURHAM, DH7 9RH

Finances

£12,358 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£10,352£9,733
2022£28,353£8,834
2023£18,641£8,538
2024£53,614£42,427
2025£12,358£14,080

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE DURHAM MUSIC TRUST CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON BY RAISING CAPITAL AND REVENUE FUNDS TO: 1. SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR MUSICAL ENDEAVOURS THROUGH A RANGE OF MUSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES; 2. SUPPORT DURHAM MUSIC SERVICE STAFF WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS TO HELP THEM TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MUSIC; 3. CREATE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIAL MUSICAL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES; 4. OFFER CUSTOMISED MUSIC PROGRAMMES FOR PUPILS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS; 5. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE ABLE AND VERY TALENTED PUPILS TO PARTICIPATE IN MASTER CLASSES; 6. PURCHASE INSTRUMENTS TO LEND TO PUPILS; 7. ALLOW FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PUPILS TO COVER MUSIC FEES AND TRAVEL COSTS;8. ENHANCE THE MUSICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY DURHAM MUSIC SERVICE TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR;

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Oct 2016

Trustees (6)

6trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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