# Access for Music

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1206438 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1206438)
- Website: https://www.accessformusic.org.uk
- Latest income: £3,647; spending £3,197
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Trafford
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/access-for-music

Based in the Trafford area, the charity will source and make available, grants and funding for accessible music education to individuals and organisations. The charity will commission services that provide equitable access to a music education. The charity will support research to further understanding of the impacts of equitable access to a music education and to disseminate the results.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £3,647 | £3,197 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £4,833 | £196 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The advancement of Music education for children principally in the Trafford area who face barriers that hinder their Access to Music provision, their musical progress, and their ability to reach their potential by:1. Sourcing and making available, grants and funding for accessible Music education.2. Commissioning services that provide equitable Access to a Music education.3. Supporting research to further understanding of the impacts of equitable Access to a Music education and to disseminate the results.

## What it funds

Access for Music is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Access for Music reported income of £3,647 and spending of £3,197. Over its last 2 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £3,393 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Trafford.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Access for Music in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (accessformusic.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Access for Music open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Access for Music is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Access for Music fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Trafford.

### Does Access for Music give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Access for Music makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Access for Music give each year?

The register does not break out Access for Music's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £3,197. Over its last 2 reported years its spending averaged £1,697 a year.

### How large is Access for Music?

In its latest reported year Access for Music reported income of £3,647 and spending of £3,197.


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