Registered charity (CIO) · London
Debut
Debut is a registered charity (number 1216650) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Jonathon Tester since 2025. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.debut.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- PRESENTING PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL SETTINGS;- CURATING DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING THAT DEEPENS UNDERSTANDING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC;- USING DIGITAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT.(2) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY SUPPORTING AND SHOWCASING EMERGING CLASSICAL MUSICIANS THROUGH PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Jonathon Tester Chair since 2025
- Charlotte Ireland since 2025
- Debra Young since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Jonathon Tester Chair since 2025
- Charlotte Ireland since 2025
- Debra Young since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1216650
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Jan 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07810413311 · hello@debut.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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