FLASH MUSICALS

Registered charity 1094205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Flash Musicals was originally set up with the view to offering young people from low income and disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to become involved in the performing arts. The Charity is particularly keen to work with young and older people who are disabled and/or have special needs. The Charity will encourage and promote healthy lifestyle choices incorporating our community fruit/veg project.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£129k
Latest spending
£130k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £661 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £7,061 in the prior year. Total net assets decreased slightly from £163,939 to £163,278, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of the total reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure or indicating non-compliance with accounting standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Harrow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£129k£130k
31/12/2024£115k£122k
31/12/2023£184k£130k
31/12/2022£100k£116k
31/12/2021£99k£96k

Common questions

Is FLASH MUSICALS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £661 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a deficit of £7,061 in the prior year. Total net assets decreased slightly from £163,939 to £163,278, with unrestricted funds comprising the majority of the total reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure or indicating non-compliance with accounting standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FLASH MUSICALS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FLASH MUSICALS as a grant recipient include YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION, THE ROSE FOUNDATION, GRANGE FARM CENTRE, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATIONFY2025£29k
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATIONFY2024£13k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kRoof repairs
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kRenewal of emergency lighting
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kConstruction of a new covered stage
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
GRANGE FARM CENTREFY2023£2k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2025£20kConverting an outside area into a useful space.
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2023£10kStage Access for people with disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2022£10kToilet Facilities for Community Garden
Greater London Authority11/12/2021£20kFlash Musicals
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kCooking for success
UK government08/07/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2019£10kEnergy efficient heating system in our performing arts theatre
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£10kImproved access to our community garden
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£10kCelebrating Harrows Diversity
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2016£10kCarpark upgrade at Flash Musicals.
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2014£10kSensory Room for young people with special needs and disabilities
City Bridge Foundation04/09/2013£24kGrant to Flash Musicals
City Bridge Foundation31/05/2012£1kGrant to Flash Musicals
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2011£10kFlash Internet TV Station
The National Lottery Community Fund12/07/2006£219kFlash Musicals - Building a Stronger Community
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2005£5kSpirit Of Togetherness
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/08/2005£555"Flash Musicals In Middlesex Will Use An Award To Commemorate The 60th Anniversary Of Ww2 By Performing Three Shows Entitled 'All Our Yesterd"
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2005£9kAll our yesterdays

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON THEATRE GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FLASH MUSICALS£129k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHTON THEATRE GROUP FY2025£207k—0below—no doubt
MUSIC RELIEF FOUNDATION FY2025£121k—0below—no doubt
LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED FY2025£6.7m£80,001 - £90,0003unclear—no doubt
Go Live Theatre Projects FY2025£687k——below—no doubt
THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND FY2025£679k—0above—no doubt

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