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HEART N SOUL

Registered charity 1023467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEART ' N' SOUL

Heart n Soul is one of the UK's leading cultural organisations where diverse artists and arts professionals work together to make outstanding art and change happen. It produces the original work of artists with learning disabilities and offers training and participation activities.

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Latest income
£847k
Latest spending
£815k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus position with net income of £31,630 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £145,600, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover wind-up costs and contingencies. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employers national insurance and employer pension contributions) of more than £60,000 during 2025 (2024: 1), within the band £60,000 to £70,000.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received total employee benefits (excluding employers national insurance and employer pension contributions) of more than £60,000 during 2025 (2024: 1), within the band £60,000 to £70,000.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and grants (87% of income)
“Donations and grants 2 390,620 351,478 742,098 766,643” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 5.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 5 49,122 - 49,122 49,768” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient funds are in place to account for wind-up costs of the organisation, contingency costs and a buffer for any unexpected expense (held: £146k)
“The current level of free reserves, being general funds less unrestricted fixed assets at 31 March 2025 is £142,204.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Lilly Cook received £2,335 in fees for services.
“Lilly Cook, one of the trustees was paid £2,335 fees for Wellcome Library Project and Allsorts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Lilly Cook received fees for services
“Lilly Cook, one of the trustees was paid £2,335 fees for Wellcome Library Project and Allsorts.”
“The total of donations received without conditions by the charity from trustees amounted to £40 (2024: £639).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donations
“Lilly Cook, one of the trustees was paid £2,335 fees for Wellcome Library Project and Allsorts.”
“The total of donations received without conditions by the charity from trustees amounted to £40 (2024: £639).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Heart n Soul (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£847k
Total spending
£815k
Cost of raising funds
£49k
Reserves (reported)
£142k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£847k£815k
31/03/2024£790k£835k
31/03/2023£916k£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.3m

Common questions

Is HEART N SOUL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned to a surplus position with net income of £31,630 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £145,600, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover wind-up costs and contingencies. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of HEART N SOUL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds HEART N SOUL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HEART N SOUL as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, THE HEALTH FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2025£105k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2024£90kTowards the costs of the organisation’s work with children and young people.
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£70k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2023£40kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2025£30k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kSupporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kCare of People with Learning Disabilities
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2022£25kTowards the organisation’s core costs.
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£8k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATIONFY2024£4k
SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£3keducational initiatives
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2026£244kYoung People's Programme
City Bridge Foundation13/12/2024£99kGrant to Heart n Soul
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£15kAllsorts
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£10kThe Jellyfish Club for young people with learning disabilities
City Bridge Foundation08/04/2021£60kGrant to Heart n Soul
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch11/02/2021£75kHeart n' Soul
The Mercers' Company29/01/2021£6kCovid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
UK government05/10/2020£28kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The Mercers' Company12/10/2018£50kGrant to Heart 'n' Soul
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2018£352kTaking Part
City Bridge Foundation11/05/2017£90kGrant to Heart n Soul
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2016£85k"The Big 30: an oral histories project in Deptford with people with learning disabilities"
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2015£272kHeart n Soul: Taking Part
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2012£115kHeart n Soul:Taking Part
City Bridge Foundation20/10/2011£90kGrant to Heart n Soul