All For Music - Leicester

Registered charity 1108919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOAR VALLEY MUSIC CENTRE

All For Music - Leicester believes that music can change lives. All For Music - Leicester is a charity whose motto is Music for Everyone.We provide education, training and performance opportunities in music to people of all ages and from all backgrounds, particularly children and young people providing them with routes into a variety of careers.

Objects

TO ENGAGE OR RE-ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DISADVANTAGED, INTO SOCIETY AND THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF MUSIC.TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY IN MUSIC AND MEDIA TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, AND FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, BUT PARTICULARLY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE PROVIDING ROUTES INTO A VARIETY OF CAREERS.TO PROVIDE PROJECTS AND COURSES FOR ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE COMING FROM A YOUTH OFFENDING BACKGROUND, YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK, YOUNG PEOPLE WITH BARRIERS TO LEARNING, THOSE WHO DON'T GO TO SCHOOL OR AT RISK OF EXCLUSION, AS WELL AS TO TALENTED MUSICIANS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE LEICESTERSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£87k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted funds of £20,717, which falls below its stated reserves policy target of £3,000 to £5,000. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. The trustees state they can continue activities despite the lower-than-target reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £21k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets ("free reserves") held by the charity should be between 6 and 12 months of the resources expended, which equates to £3,000 to £5,000 in general funds.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£84k£87k
31/08/2024£72k£72k
31/08/2023£81k£61k
31/08/2022£57k£59k
31/08/2021£76k£63k

Common questions

Is All For Music - Leicester financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted funds of £20,717, which falls below its stated reserves policy target of £3,000 to £5,000. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with no matters coming to the examiner's attention. The trustees state they can continue activities despite the lower-than-target reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.