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the guildhall school trust

The charity supports children and young people. The Guildhall School Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To provide grants to Guildhall School of Music & Drama to advance the education of students and prospective students of the School in music, drama & production arts and any other object considered to be beneficial to the promotion of music, drama & production arts. To support any charitable purpose in which Guildhall School or any student may engage and promotes music, drama & production arts.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,390,028
Latest Expenditure
£2,926,055

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,233,696
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £42,963
Investments £455,113
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,906,761
Raising Funds £19,294
Governance £92,487
Grants to Institutions £2,814,274
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,390,028£2,926,055£2,906,761£14,632,769£351,9600 / 0
2023£2,063,858£2,565,402£2,554,826£12,992,979£827,0720 / 0
2022£1,764,803£1,979,954£1,964,760£13,049,957£582,0880 / 0
2021£1,535,360£2,000,060£1,987,533£12,513,802£661,5100 / 0
2020£1,488,978£2,153,241£2,118,771£11,417,328£1,167,3060 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers