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NEWHAM MUSIC TRUST

Registered charity 1050105 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWHAM ACADEMY OF MUSIC, SOUNDSCAPE

We provide music education, therapy and activities to schools and communities throughout the London Borough of Newham .

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,434,748 against total expenditure of £1,493,732, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £58,984. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £580,954, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of expenditure. The auditors 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: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: Year Ended 31.8.25 1 £70,001 - £80,000” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: Year Ended 31.8.25 1” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately six months of expenditure (held: £581k)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charitable company's work, the level of reserves should be equal to approximately six months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£433k
Employees
78

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.4m£1.5m
31/08/2024£1.9m£1.8m
31/03/2023£750k£760k
31/07/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/07/2021£1.2m£989k

Common questions

Is NEWHAM MUSIC TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,434,748 against total expenditure of £1,493,732, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £58,984. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £580,954, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of expenditure. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of NEWHAM MUSIC TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/02/2022£24k"Olympics 2012 Legacy Songbook"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/02/2021£10k"NL20: Newham's Shops Docks and Factories - A Musical Celebration"
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£144kNewham Music
The Mercers' Company12/10/2018£33kGrant to Newham Music Trust
City Bridge Foundation03/10/2013£101kGrant to Newham Music Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2009£10kNewham Vibe
City Bridge Foundation25/11/2008£94kGrant to Newham Music Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS2£82k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST2£6k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST2£4k
The Barnes Fund1£336k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£113k
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£93k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£66k
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT1£62k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWHAM FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWHAM MUSIC TRUST£1.4m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
NEWHAM FOUNDATION FY2025£305k—0below—no doubt
NEWHAM COMMUNITY RENEWAL PROGRAMME LIMITED FY2025£2.1m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
LEWISHAM MUSIC FY2025£1.3m——below—no doubt
CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt
ONE NEWHAM FY2025£163k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.