# The Notivate Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1112941 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1112941)
- Website: https://www.notivate.org
- Latest income: £12.8k; spending £18.3k
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Northamptonshire
- Other names: The Supertonic Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/notivate-trust

Provision of hands-on creative music projects, individual music tuition, resources for use in educational and therapeutic activities, training courses for youth workers and teachers, access to musical instruments, sound recording, rehearsal facilities and associated technology.

## 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 Mar 2025 | £12.8k | £18.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £18.2k | £21.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £35.9k | £25.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £10.2k | £11.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £4,310 | £5,519 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To advance the education of children and young people aged between 3 and 19 in music; and2. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities, in particular for therapeutic musical activities, in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation, of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

## What it funds

The Notivate Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities, arts / culture / heritage / science and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Notivate Trust reported income of £12.8k and spending of £18.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £82.2k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Notivate Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (notivate.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 The Notivate Trust open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Notivate Trust fund?

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

### Does The Notivate Trust give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Notivate Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Notivate Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £18.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £16.4k a year.

### How large is The Notivate Trust?

In its latest reported year The Notivate Trust reported income of £12.8k and spending of £18.3k.


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