BERKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS TRUST (THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+23.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
101
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,812,069 | — | £2,753,531 | |
| Operating profit | — | £81,777 | — | £348,653 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £31,212 | — | £715,622 | |
| Cash | — | £1,368,964 | £1,220,126 | £1,508,983 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,797,198 | — | £3,172,820 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,445,062 | — | £3,160,684 | |
| Equity | — | £2,445,062 | — | £3,160,684 | |
| Average employees | — | 104 | — | 101 | |
| Wages | — | £2,309,887 | — | £2,317,149 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-31 | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.9% | — | 12.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.1% | — | 26.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.9% | — | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 35.9% | — | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.23x | — | 2.29x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BERKSHIRE YOUNG MUSICIANS TRUST (THE) · parent
- Maestros Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our newly formed County Wind Orchestra was properly launched in October half term resulting in a fantastic concert held jointly with the Berkshire Youth Symphony Orchestra at The Great Hall in Reading.”
- “We introduced a County Training Orchestra that will feed into our County Symphony Orchestra.”
- “Our Junior Music Festival continued to be a highlight of each term and the growth that we saw in 23-24 continued in 24-25 with a total of 9 performances across the year.”
- “We held our first Schools conference at Wellington College - this was a hugely successful day open to schools across the whole of Berkshire.”
- “In May 2025, employees moved to a defined contribution scheme with Royal London, prior to May 2025 the company's employees belonged to two principal pension schemes: the Teachers' Pension Scheme England and Wales (TPS) for academic and related staff; and the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for non-teaching staff, which is managed by The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Scheme.”
- “The Trust have been informed that they are no longer eligible to offer the Teacher's Pension Scheme to their teaching staff and since the year end have moved the relevant staff to a different provider so no staff remain in the TPS scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WREN, Dawn | Secretary | 2023-04-22 | — | — |
| AUSTEN, Kim | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| BELSHAW, Rachel Amanda | Director | 2020-09-22 | Sep 1973 | British |
| BLANUSA, Tijana, Dr | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1970 | Serbian,British |
| CARROLL, Jonathan David | Director | 2020-09-22 | Dec 1968 | British |
| HARRIS, Deborah | Director | 2020-09-22 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MILLAR, Rhona | Director | 2023-03-11 | Jun 1979 | British |
| PICKEN, Oliver George | Director | 2025-03-18 | Mar 2003 | British |
| YOUNG, Heather | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1992 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY, Nigel Anthony | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2010-09-16 |
| CORBISHLEY, Timothy Ronald | Secretary | 1997-10-16 | 2006-02-08 |
| HAYDEN, Jack | Secretary | 1997-09-12 | 1997-10-16 |
| MINNS, Andrew George | Secretary | 2016-03-12 | 2021-02-19 |
| RAYMOND, Richard | Secretary | 2021-05-07 | 2023-04-21 |
| RAYMOND, Richard Paul | Secretary | 2010-09-17 | 2011-07-05 |
| RUGG, David Richard | Secretary | 1996-02-14 | 1997-08-20 |
| SCOTT, John William, Mister | Secretary | — | 1996-02-14 |
| VADODARIA, Sheetal | Secretary | 2006-02-08 | 2008-03-31 |
| AKERS, John Malcolm | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2015-07-31 |
| ALBINSON, John | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| BAKER, James William | Director | 2007-10-02 | 2011-12-06 |
| BAKER, Keith James | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2018-02-26 |
| BEER, Donald John | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| BERNARD, Gareth, Dr | Director | 2019-03-16 | 2019-06-22 |
| BIRCHALL, David, Doctor | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2002-02-07 |
| BOWRING, Christopher | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2021-05-08 |
| BROOKS, Eleanor | Director | 2005-02-09 | 2008-04-30 |
| BUNCH, Paddy Hilda | Director | — | 1997-02-19 |
| BUTLER, Alexandra | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2026-03-16 |
| CLARK, Gerry | Director | 2019-03-16 | 2019-12-13 |
| CLEEVE, Michael John | Director | 1996-10-15 | 2000-10-12 |
| CURD, Robert Sidney | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2014-03-15 |
| DAWKINS, Jeffrey Bernard | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2006-02-08 |
| EDMUNDS, Christopher John Ward | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2007-06-14 |
| EDWARDS, Peter Ernest | Director | — | 1999-02-25 |
| ELLIOTT, Barry | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2000-02-24 |
| ERRINGTON, Stuart Grant | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2007-02-07 |
| EVANS, David | Director | — | 2000-02-24 |
| FANTOM, Helen Margaret | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2001-05-24 |
| FIRMAGER, Michael John, Cllr | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2013-06-25 |
| FONE, Alan William | Director | — | 1996-03-05 |
| FOSTER, Robert | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2019-03-19 |
| FRANKE, Nils Ernest Bernard | Director | 2012-03-03 | 2016-03-12 |
| GALE, Anthony Charles | Director | — | 2011-02-12 |
| GITTINGS, Paul Stephen | Director | 2018-06-26 | 2021-05-08 |
| GITTINS, Christopher Harold | Director | 1996-03-26 | 2003-10-14 |
| GOSTLING, Adrian Graham | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2008-01-22 |
| GREENISH, Anne | Director | 2023-03-11 | 2024-06-09 |
| HARDING, Sandra Jane | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2007-06-14 |
| HARPER, William Ronald, Mr. | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2003-11-22 |
| HARRIS, Michael John | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2019-03-19 |
| HATTON, Kathryn Joan | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2025-10-19 |
| HAYDEN, Jack | Director | — | 2008-01-22 |
| HEWETSON, Francis Laurence | Director | — | 1996-02-14 |
| HILLMAN, Clive George | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2003-06-19 |
| HOBDELL, Nicholas Roger | Director | 2014-03-15 | 2019-06-26 |
| HOWARTH, Ian John | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2007-06-14 |
| HYDE, Caroline Helen | Director | 2014-03-15 | 2022-03-12 |
| JACKSON, Andrew Martin | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2026-03-17 |
| JACKSON-DOERGE, Carol Ingrid | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-06-26 |
| JOHNSON, Ian Nicholas | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2012-02-17 |
| JONES, Peter Mervyn | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2002-10-10 |
| KNIGHT, Amanda | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2024-06-18 |
| LANDER, Martin Christopher | Director | 2005-02-09 | 2007-06-14 |
| LIVINGSTON, Marian, Cllr | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-07-26 |
| LOMAX, Judith Ann | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2002-05-23 |
| MANWARING, James | Director | 2016-03-12 | 2021-03-15 |
| MAY, Roger Glen | Director | 2023-01-24 | 2024-10-23 |
| MENZIES, Andrew Christopher | Director | — | 2020-11-24 |
| MIALL, Jonathan | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2004-02-11 |
| MILLER, Andrew Gilbert, Dr | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2002-05-23 |
| MORELY, Catherine Victoria | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2015-07-31 |
| MUIR, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2015-07-31 |
| NEILL, Irene Elizabeth | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2019-12-13 |
| PARES, William Henry | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2008-01-22 |
| POLLARD, Adam Edward | Director | 2019-10-08 | 2023-09-12 |
| QUINN, Joanna | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2021-04-27 |
| RAYMOND, Richard Paul | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2011-12-06 |
| REVIE, Beverly | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2004-05-20 |
| ROBINSON, Colin Gordon | Director | — | 2022-03-16 |
| ROSCOE, Robert Norris | Director | 2010-03-21 | 2022-03-12 |
| ROSS, Angus James | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2011-05-24 |
| ROUCO, Maria | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2022-10-03 |
| SEHRINGER, Gregory John | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2020-11-24 |
| SHELDON, Ralph Rudi Maurice | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2005-02-09 |
| SKYRME, David James | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| SLATTER, Margaret Jane Simpkin | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2006-02-08 |
| SLATTER, Pearl Georgette | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| SOANE, Bill, Cllr | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2017-07-17 |
| STEPHENS, John William | Director | 1992-10-21 | 2007-06-14 |
| STEVENS, David Bryan | Director | 2010-07-15 | 2015-07-31 |
| STOCK, Mary Kathryn | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2019-03-19 |
| STRETTON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2015-07-31 |
| SUTTON, Martin Paul | Director | 2008-05-15 | 2014-05-06 |
| TOMLIN, Deirdre Desiree | Director | 2013-06-25 | 2015-07-31 |
| WARD, Alan Frederick | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2015-07-31 |
| WATERMAN, Clive Edward Frank | Director | — | 2002-02-07 |
| WATTS, John William | Director | 2007-10-02 | 2011-12-06 |
| WEDMORE, Max | Director | 2025-03-18 | 2025-07-01 |
| WILKINSON, Jay | Director | 2007-06-14 | 2007-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 338 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-09-01
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+23.7%
£1,220,126 £1,508,983
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
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Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers