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title: "The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation — charity 1170682 | CharityCompare"
description: "The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (charity 1170682): income £895k (2024). Check registration and accounts."
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Registered charity · No. 1170682CIO

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# The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2024-12-31

£895,244

Reported spending · year ending 2024-12-31

£876,281

Registered charity number

1170682

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

CIO

Register contact address detail (not service area)

1 Berry Street

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Not recorded

Quick answer

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation (number 1170682) 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 Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation do?

To make grants principally in respect of drama, music and arts teaching at Thomas Mills School and, secondarily, to make grants for other applications by pupils at Thomas Mills School in relation to sports and other activities

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation

Answers The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

### How much are The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
| £140,001–£150,000 | 1 |
| --- | --- |

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

### Where does The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's money come from?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation reported £895k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £893k (100%), investments £2,716 (0%).

- Donations and legacies£893k · 100%
- Investments£2,716 · 0%

### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

### Registration details

Registered as a charity

12 December 2016

Previous names on the register

The Framlingham Foundation Trust

Where it says it operates

Suffolk

## Who it supports and how it works

**Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People.

**Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.

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 Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation registered for?

Education/training

## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation yet?

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## Frequently asked questions

Is The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation as a registered charity (number 1170682) 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 Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's charity number?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's charity number is 1170682. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1170682?

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What does The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation do?

To make grants principally in respect of drama, music and arts teaching at Thomas Mills School and, secondarily, to make grants for other applications by pupils at Thomas Mills School in relation to sports and other activities

Does The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How can I donate to The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.

How much is The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (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 Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's money come from?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation reported £895k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £893k (100%), investments £2,716 (0%).

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation?

The register does not record The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Are The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's trustees paid?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

What was The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation previously called?

The register lists this previous name for The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation: The Framlingham Foundation Trust.

When was The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation registered as a charity?

The Framlingham Foundation Trust T/A The Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation was entered on the register on 12 December 2016.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04,
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