# Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1101969 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1101969)
- Website: https://www.kamymtrust.org/
- Latest income: £11.9k; spending £12.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Kent, Medway
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/kent-and-medway-young-musicians-trust

Advancing music education by raising and disbursing funds; making grants to individuals of 21 years or less (music students to 25 years), who through financial disadvantage may be denied access to appropriate music activity (recipients will live in or receive school education in Kent or Medway) and will support youth group musical activities by advocacy, grants and provision of opportunities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2025 | £11.9k | £12.5k | not filed |
| 30 Aug 2024 | £9,690 | £9,479 | not filed |
| 30 Aug 2023 | £6,767 | £9,383 | not filed |
| 30 Aug 2022 | £3,612 | £5,975 | not filed |
| 30 Aug 2021 | £0 | £2,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of Young persons in music by:• providing support, ?nancial or otherwise, for Young individuals of limitedmeans who show musical promise and who live in Kent or Medway and/orare undertaking musical activities in Kent or Medway• providing support, ?nancial or otherwise, to promote youth musical groupactivity organised from or taking place within Kent or Medway• promoting the cause of youth musical activity within Kent and medwaygenerally

## What it funds

Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust reported income of £11.9k and spending of £12.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Aug 2025, it spent £39.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent and Medway.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (kamymtrust.org) 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 Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kent and Medway.

### Does Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Aug 2025 was £12.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,870 a year.

### How large is Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust?

In its latest reported year Kent and Medway Young Musicians Trust reported income of £11.9k and spending of £12.5k.


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