## THE VIOLA DUCHESS OF WESTMINISTER BURSARY FUND (THE VIOLA WESTMINSTER APPEAL FUND) TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 

## Charity Number: 100674 

The Charity’s principal address is: 

The Garden House 

Castle Coole 

Enniskillen 

County Fermanagh 

BT74 6JY 

The Charity’s Trustees Board is: 

Mrs Joanne Mcvey 

Viscountess Janet Brookeborough 

Earl John Belmore 

Lady Jane Dawnay 

Countess Leonora Lichfield 

## Trustees’ Report 

The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Trustees confirm that the financial statements of the charity comply with the current statutory minimum requirements for charities to prepare receipts and payments accounts in accordance with the Charites Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. 

## Financial position 

As at 31 December 2025 the charity had total unrestricted funds of £16,477 (2024 — £15,921) and total restricted funds of £Nil (2024 - £Nil). 

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## Objectives 

The objective of the trust is to provide financial assistance for successful applicants for their third level music education. To assist in the provision of accommodation, tuition and the provision of musical instruments. 

## Public benefits 

The direct benefits of the Charities purposes are to improve the musical skills of the young and promising musicians defined as those showing from an early age the possibility of achieving excellence in advancing their musical talents. The Charity will provide funds to finance extra tuition, specialist training and the provision of musical instruments for those who might not be able to afford such costs themselves. Such improved skills will be demonstrated through the educational attainment of each musician through their retrospective disciplines and proved and evidenced by such improved skills. 

Any private benefits that might arise, for example the benefit orchestras might gain from having the improved musician in their number would be incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of the Charity, but this would be offset by the wider and indirect benefit to the community at large who would be able to share in the musicians improved skills through public performance. 

## TRUSTEE CERTIFICATION 


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Date: 4‘ February 2026 

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