# The Nick Alexander Music Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1170030 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1170030)
- Website: https://www.thenickalexandermemorialtrust.com
- Latest income: £6,632; spending £5,472
- What it funds: Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Other names: The Nick Alexander Memorial Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/nick-alexander-music-trust

The Nick Alexander Memorial Trust gives grants for musical instruments and musical equipment to small charities and community groups across the UK, particularly those representing disadvantaged communities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2025 | £6,632 | £5,472 | not filed |
| 2 Sept 2024 | £5,361 | £558 | not filed |
| 2 Sept 2023 | £13.8k | £11.9k | not filed |
| 2 Sept 2022 | £6,658 | £10.9k | not filed |
| 2 Sept 2021 | £13.4k | £10k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society by providing grants and musical equipment to community groups in the United Kingdom.for the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).

## What it funds

The Nick Alexander Music Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes economic / community development / employment for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Nick Alexander Music Trust reported income of £6,632 and spending of £5,472. Over its last 5 reported years, to 2 Sept 2025, it spent £38.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Nick Alexander Music Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (thenickalexandermemorialtrust.com) 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 The Nick Alexander Music Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Nick Alexander Music Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does The Nick Alexander Music Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Nick Alexander Music Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Nick Alexander Music Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Nick Alexander Music Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 2 Sept 2025 was £5,472. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £7,779 a year.

### How large is The Nick Alexander Music Trust?

In its latest reported year The Nick Alexander Music Trust reported income of £6,632 and spending of £5,472.


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