The Paragon Music Trust is a registered charity. The Object of the Trust is the advancement of music performed by amateur and professional musicians resident in any of the four unitary authorities in the Bristol region: City of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset, by offering financial support in accordance with the giving policy agreed from time to time by the Trustees.

The Trust gives financial help either by offering a guarantee against loss for a particular performance or by making a grant for a specific project. It does not accept applications from individual musicians.

Here is a list of groups supported recently by the Trust.