York Music Hub
Key takeaways
- York Music Hub's giving reaches young people through bursaries for lessons with its Approved Tutors, paid directly to the tutor, so it fits best where a project aims to help children and young people in York take up music lessons.
- Its stated area is the City of York and surrounding area, and its bursaries go only to young people who live and/or attend a state school in York and learn with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor, so anyone outside those terms should not apply.
- The annual report gives no grants figure or grant range; the only stated amount is up to £900 for a Merchant Taylors Music Bursary Award, which goes to five young musicians, and Tuition Bursaries are limited in number, so keep any request modest and specific and expect competition.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so contact the shown contact first before preparing a formal application.
Overview
York Music Hub is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1172491).
York Music Hub is a charity and a strong, inclusive partnership of key providers of music education in the city of York. It was set up to provide and sustain musical diversity and excellence and to enhance the education, life experience and self confidence of children and young people through music making. Nearly 200 young people from low-income households in York receive a bursary. Its YMH Tuition Bursaries contribute towards the cost of lessons in York schools with an Approved Tutor, paid directly to the tutor, and its Merchant Taylor Bursaries cover lessons for five talented young musicians.
What they fund
Priority Areas
York Music Hub supports children and young people in York to access high-quality, diverse music education and make music in and beyond school. It works through an inclusive partnership of music-education providers, supporting, commissioning, enabling and showcasing partners’ work, and working with schools to strengthen music provision. Its offer includes instrumental and vocal tuition, instruments, school resources and wider musical opportunities. Its Bursary Schemes support young people whose financial circumstances create barriers to music education and who cannot access help elsewhere, with tuition bursaries contributing to lesson costs through approved tutors. The Hub also works with partners to provide free access to music education opportunities for children and young people who would otherwise face barriers to progressing their music-making. Its stated area of benefit is York and surrounding area.
Themes
- Music education
- Low-income music access
Geographic Focus
City of York and surrounding area.
What they don't fund
- Tuition Bursaries are available for a limited number of children who are Looked After, and/or on Free School Meals, whether they have lessons privately or in school
- They must be learning with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor and be resident and/or attending state school in York
- A 30% bursary for those families receiving working tax credit/universal credit is available
- Be 18 years or under whilst in receipt of the award;
- Be eligible for Free School Meals or Pupil Premium or be Looked After by the local authority;
- Be able to demonstrate both talent and potential
- Learn with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor;
- Live and/or go to state school in York
- Merchant Taylors Music Bursary Award only:
- Be 18 years or under whilst in receipt of the award
- Be eligible for Free School Meals or Pupil Premium or be Looked After by the local authority
- Be able to demonstrate both talent and potential
- Learn with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor
- Live and/or go to state school in York
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- YMH Bursaries: Tuition Bursaries are available for a limited number of children who are Looked After, and/or on Free School Meals, whether they have lessons privately or in school. They must be learning with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor and be resident and/or attending state school in York. A 30% bursary for those families receiving working tax credit/universal credit is available.
- Merchant Taylors Music Bursary Award: Be 18 years or under whilst in receipt of the award; Be eligible for Free School Meals or Pupil Premium or be Looked After by the local authority; Be able to demonstrate both talent and potential. Learn with a York Music Hub Approved Tutor; Live and/or go to state school in York.
- Future Talent: York students and families with a household income below £39,000.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- York
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to York Music Hub.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £246,898 | £243,479 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £246,898 | £243,479 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £195,523 | £170,698 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £238,781 | £206,328 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £338,347 | £329,443 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- yorkmusichub.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- yorkmusichub.org.uk/about-york-music-hub · read on 24 October 2026
- yorkmusichub.org.uk/bursary-schemes · read on 24 October 2026
- yorkmusichub.org.uk/contact-us · read on 24 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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