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The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust (number 284555) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust do?
Berkshire Music Trust is an independent music service providing instrumental and vocal teaching in schools and music centres throughout Berkshire. We promote a comprehensive range of music activities working in close partnership with schools, colleges and community music groups. Funds are raised to support disadvantaged young people and talented young musicians.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust
Answers The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's money come from?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust reported £4.9m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.8m (98%), donations and legacies £55k (1%), other income £29k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.8m · 98%
Donations and legacies£55k · 1%
Other income£29k · 1%
Investments£21k · 0%
Does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Bracknell Forest · West Berkshire · Reading · Windsor and Maidenhead · Wokingham
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Provides Other Finance; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust?
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Is The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust as a registered charity (number 284555) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's charity number?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's charity number is 284555. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 284555?
Search 284555 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust do?
Berkshire Music Trust is an independent music service providing instrumental and vocal teaching in schools and music centres throughout Berkshire. We promote a comprehensive range of music activities working in close partnership with schools, colleges and community music groups. Funds are raised to support disadvantaged young people and talented young musicians.
Does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.berksmusictrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's money come from?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust reported £4.9m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.8m (98%), donations and legacies £55k (1%), other income £29k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust?
The register records The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's trustees paid?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust: Berkshire Maestros.
When was The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust registered as a charity?
The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust was entered on the register on 11 November 1982. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01673689).