# THE AMBER TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1050503
- **Other names:** ACCESS TO MUSIC FOR BLIND PEOPLE EDUCATION AND RESIDENTIAL
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [03117803](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03117803)
- **Registered:** Nov. 9, 1995
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1050503


## Contact

- **Address:** 64A PRINCES WAY, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW19 6JF
- **Phone:** 0300 323 9964
- **Email:** contact@ambertrust.org
- **Website:** www.ambertrust.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL DISABILITIES, TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THEIR LIVES, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH SUPPORTING THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH MUSIC, PROMOTING HIGH QUALITY MUSIC PROVISION FOR THEM AND UNDERTAKING OR SUPPORTING RELEVANT RESEARCH. NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** The charity helps blind or partially sighted children, including those with additional disabilities, who have a talent or a love for music. The AMBER Music Awards were established to enable these children to nurture this talent by accessing the music that can transform their lives.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **ANN FIONA COSTA** | Chair | April 1, 2013 |
| Angelica Maria Lee Bomford |  | May 11, 2020 |
| ChunWai Shum |  | Jan. 17, 2023 |
| Ekenta Nimi Victoria Oruwari |  | May 16, 2022 |
| HHJ Charles Atkins |  | June 12, 2024 |
| Jay Pocknell |  | Sept. 24, 2025 |
| Kimberley Smith |  | Dec. 13, 2024 |
| SIMON ROBERT VINCENT |  | April 1, 2013 |
| Timothy Andrew Stollery |  | June 18, 2025 |
| Veronica Ruth Gould |  | Jan. 17, 2023 |




