# THE FRANCES KITCHING TRUST FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 259127
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Aug. 21, 1969
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=259127


## Contact

- **Address:** LARKMEAD SCHOOL, FARINGDON ROAD, ABINGDON
- **Postcode:** OX14 1RF
- **Phone:** 07934364940
- **Email:** admin@abingdonmusic.org.uk
- **Website:** www.abingdonmusic.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG MUSICAL INSTRUMENTALISTS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF MUSIC AND THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY MUSIC TO THE MOST ADVANCED STANDARD OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE, WITH PREFERENCE TO THOSE RESIDING IN THE VALE OF THE WHITE HORSE, TOGETHER WITH WALLINGFORD AND DIDCOT IN SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE.

**Activities:** THE TRUST, SET UP IN MEMORY OF FRANCES KITCHING, MAKES AWARDS TO YOUNG MUSICIANS  WITH THE INTENTION OF  INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE OF MUSIC AND THEIR ABILITY TO PLAY TO THE MOST ADVANCED STANDARD OF WHICH THEY ARE CAPABLE.THE TRUST  SUPPORTS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ACTIVITIES AS NEEDED THROUGH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR SUPPORT OF THEIR CLASSES TAKEN IN SUITABLE CHARITIES.

**Area of benefit:** GENERAL WITH PREFERENCE TO AREAS LISTED IN OBJECTS BELOW




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £926 | £13157 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £1256 | £7956 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £1273 | £9130 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £1333 | £0 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £1307 | £5000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Anne Newton** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 7, 2019
- Amena Hassanali-Sutton — appointed Oct. 18, 2019
- David Keith RIDDLE — appointed Sept. 1, 2016
- Heather Macey — appointed May 22, 2025
- Jonathan Mark Bentley — appointed Oct. 21, 2021
- Lucy Emma Webber — appointed Oct. 21, 2021
- MR JIM HINES
- Sandra Anne Wallis — appointed Oct. 21, 2024