# The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1113998 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1113998)
- Latest income: £0; spending £18.6k
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Monmouthshire
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/starmer-jones-music-trust-fund

To fund scholarships, provide financial help and generally advance musical education for gifted muscial students who live within a 25 mile radius of Abergavenny Town Hall

## 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 | £0 | £18.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £0 | £13.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £0 | £13.6k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £3,472 | £7,045 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £1,522 | £7,055 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To fund scholarships, provide financial help and generally advance musical education for musical students who live within a 100 mile radius of abergavenny town hall, including (without limitation) the provision of instrumental and general lessons, the loan and/or provision of instruments to young musicians, the provision of funding for visits to theatres, concerts, master classes and other musical events, the provision of funding to stage musical events and the provision of sheet Music, books and other musical aids

## What it funds

The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £59.8k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund fund?

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

### Does The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund'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 £18.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12k a year.

### How large is The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund?

In its latest reported year The Starmer Jones Music Trust Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £18.6k.


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