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Gerald Finzi Trust
Gerald Finzi Trust is a registered charity (number 313047) based in London, governed by 11 trustees. Latest income £156k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £156k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alexander Robert PattersonTrustee · since 2016
- Andrew David Haitly BurnTrustee
- Caroline Jane Lane BestermanTrustee · since 2025
- Christian AlexanderTrustee
- Iain Norman BurnsideTrustee · since 2019
- Jonathan Paul JamesTrustee · since 2020
- MRS Elizabeth PooleyTrustee · since 2014
- Orlando FinziTrustee · since 2012
- Paul SpicerTrustee
- Sara Garcia AscensoTrustee · since 2019
- Stuart Martin RitchieTrustee
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 And Wales
- Website
- www.geraldfinzi.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£156k£88k
- 2024£146k£83k
- 2023£149k£108k
Earlier years
- 2022£141k£146k
- 2021£122k£117k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND IMPROVE THE ARTISTIC TASTE OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) THE PROMOTION OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS: IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, BRITISH MUSIC INCLUDING THE NAME AND WORK OF GERALD FINZI (B) THE FINANCING AND PROMOTION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF MUSICAL WORKS (C) THE FINANCING OF THE RECORDING, COPYING OR PUBLICATION OF MUSIC AND PROMOTION OF SUCH WORKS; (D) THE COMMISSIONING AND FINANCING OF NEW MUSICAL WORKS AND PROMOTION OF SUCH WORKS (E) THE COMMISSIONING AND FINANCING OF THE PUBLICATION OF LITERARY OR ARTISTIC WORKS ON OR IN CONNECTION WITH MUSIC AND PROMOTION OF SUCH WORKS; (F) THE MAKING OF GRANTS; (G) THE GRANTING OF ASSISTANCE TO MUSICIANS AND STUDENTS OF MUSIC; (H) THE FOUNDING AND FINANCING OF FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES.
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Alexander Robert Patterson since 2016
- Andrew David Haitly Burn
- Christian Alexander
- Caroline Jane Lane Besterman since 2025
- Iain Norman Burnside since 2019
- Jonathan Paul James since 2020
- MRS Elizabeth Pooley since 2014
- Orlando Finzi since 2012
- Paul Spicer
- Sara Garcia Ascenso since 2019
- Stuart Martin Ritchie
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Robert Patterson since 2016
- Iain Norman Burnside since 2019
- Jonathan Paul James since 2020
- MRS Elizabeth Pooley since 2014
- Orlando Finzi since 2012
- Sara Garcia Ascenso since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Christian Alexander
- Caroline Jane Lane Besterman since 2025
- Jonathan Paul James since 2020
- Orlando Finzi since 2012
- Sara Garcia Ascenso since 2019
Portfolio (6)
- Alexander Robert Patterson since 2016
- Andrew David Haitly Burn
- Iain Norman Burnside since 2019
- MRS Elizabeth Pooley since 2014
- Paul Spicer
- Stuart Martin Ritchie
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 313047
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 13TH AUGUST 1969AS AMENDED ON 04 MAR 2019AS AMENDED ON 19 SEP 2022
- Contact on the register
- 0300 012 0241 · admin@geraldfinzi.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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