IFORD ARTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1091312 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Presentation of site-specific operas and musical activities at various locations in Wiltshire and surrounding, and in the community, involving young professional musicians

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Latest income

£655k

Latest spending

£667k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,656 for the year, resulting in a total funding deficit of £35,471 carried forward. The trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to the absence of reserves and limited access to additional loans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet the charity's liquidity needs throughout the financial year and fund its plans for future development (held: £-35k)

“It is the Trustees' intention to build and hold cash reserves sufficient to meet the charity's liquidity needs throughout the financial year and fund its plans for future development.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed

“I have identified matters of concern in my report. I draw attention to note 1 in the financial statements, which highlights the areas of concern regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. As stated in note 1, these events and conditions that prevail at the date of signing, indicate that there is a material uncertainty as to whether the charity is a going concern.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — If Opera (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Bluebird Care — “Partners Bluebird Care One of the UK’s leading national providers of care in the home” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£655k

Total spending

£667k

Cost of raising funds

£64k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 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 (43% 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: 9.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Deborah Meyer
Dominic Best
Dr Stephen Hammerton · trustee of 1 other charity
Edward Fitzpatrick
Harriet Rhiannon Tupper · trustee of 1 other charity
Michael Charles Whitcroft
Ricardo Rosa · trustee of 1 other charity
Richard Ian Lovell · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Dorset · Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£655k	£667k
31/10/2024	£567k	£532k
31/10/2023	£489k	£673k
31/10/2022	£701k	£642k
31/10/2021	£354k	£349k

Common questions

Is IFORD ARTS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £11,656 for the year, resulting in a total funding deficit of £35,471 carried forward. The trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to the absence of reserves and limited access to additional loans. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds IFORD ARTS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IFORD ARTS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE IDLEWILD TRUST, PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	FY2023	£5k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£3k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£31k
THE MARCHUS TRUST	2	£8k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	2	£8k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£27k
The Ashley Family Foundation	1	£19k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k
THE JOYCE FLETCHER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPITALFIELDS FESTIVAL LIMITED.

SPITALFIELDS FESTIVAL LIMITED income £439k
OXFORD OPERA TRUST CIO income £104k
WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE TRUST LTD income £1.2m
Wonder Arts Limited income £209k
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST income £722k
TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
IFORD ARTS LIMITED	£655k	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty
SPITALFIELDS FESTIVAL LIMITED FY2025	£439k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD OPERA TRUST CIO FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE MUSIC CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025	£1.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Wonder Arts Limited FY2025	£209k	—	unclear	—	noted
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£722k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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