Two Rhythms
Two Rhythms delivers therapeutic arts activities for people with a variety of physical and mental health needs, including profound disabilities, learning difficulties and Autism Spectrum Condition. We work across all ages, from young children to seniors. We welcome participants to our two specialist delivery sites in Cardiff, and we license our unique programme to organisations around the UK.
Objects
To provide educational and therapeutic programmes for the benefit of people with profound physical and learning disabilities by nurturing creativity and self- confidence through participation in the creative arts and through the delivery of workshop training.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a net expenditure of £76,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £141,669. Unrestricted reserves stood at £112,825, which the trustees note is limited in the context of annual expenditure, while the charity continues to address sustainability through cost reviews and fundraising strategy development.
What the accounts disclose
“The main sources of income during the year were face-to-face sessions of £132,624” — page 8
“The charity's policy has been to hold free reserves equivalent to approximately three months of essential costs” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 3
- Has a trading subsidiary
Trustees
- Alice Jones
- Jan-Uwe Michaelis
- Joanna Fashan
- Kathryn Seaward
- Victoria Evans
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £192k | £268k |
| 31/03/2025 | £218k | £269k |
| 31/03/2024 | £397k | £204k |
| 31/03/2023 | £178k | £189k |
| 31/03/2022 | £192k | £208k |
Common questions
Is Two Rhythms financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £76,000 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £141,669. Unrestricted reserves stood at £112,825, which the trustees note is limited in the context of annual expenditure, while the charity continues to address sustainability through cost reviews and fundraising strategy development. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Two Rhythms?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Two Rhythms as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, CARDIFF EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT TRUST, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £100k | Health |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £27k | Health |
| CARDIFF EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT TRUST | FY2025 | £19k | Grant making educational |
| THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £7k | Dementia Action Week |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/07/2026 | £18k | Open Doors After School Club |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/04/2024 | £18k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Corra Foundation | 09/12/2022 | £5k | Household Hardship Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/07/2022 | £10k | Time for you me and the whole family. |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2021 | £9k | Making poetry fun |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/07/2020 | £82k | Covid-19 Taking Touch Trust to our guests |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2020 | £10k | Connecting Families |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/03/2018 | £8k | "Side by Side" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/09/2016 | £5k | Touch Trust Caerphilly |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/02/2015 | £5k | Sibling Partnership Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/09/2013 | £5k | Touch Trusts Extra Session Projects 2013/14 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £47k |
| ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO | 2 | £8k |
| C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST | 2 | £3k |
| PETER SOWERBY FOUNDATION | 1 | £825k |
| THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION | 1 | £615k |
| THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £524k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £331k |
| THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £330k |
Charities like this
- RESOURCES FOR AUTISM
- FINDING RHYTHMS
- THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION
- AUTISM MATTERS
- Autism Unlimited Limited
- TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rhythms | £192k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RESOURCES FOR AUTISM | £2.5m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| FINDING RHYTHMS | £317k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION | £103k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AUTISM MATTERS | £1.4m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| Autism Unlimited Limited | £15.6m | — | — | within | 51.5% | no doubt |