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MULTISTORY

Registered charity 1116214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Multistory commissions acclaimed photographers, film-makers and writers to work with local people to tell their stories of everyday life to create art that people want to be part of, see and talk about. We produce photographic work, films, exhibitions, publications, digital stories and archives that speak to Sandwell and to the whole country and beyond.

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Latest income
£465k
Latest spending
£444k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £323,004 meet the trustees' policy target of six months of operating costs (£121,511). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis 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: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee earned in excess of £60,000.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned in excess of £60,000.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £323k)
“Currently we plan to carry nearer to six months to ensure liabilities of a minimum of six months of operating costs, including salaries, can be met from our unrestricted reserves. Forecast budgeted operating costs for 2025/2026 is £243,022 and therefore the Reserves Policy target is £121,511 in general funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£513k
Total spending
£500k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (68% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£465k£444k
31/03/2024£513k£500k
31/03/2023£426k£408k
31/03/2022£392k£357k
31/03/2021£306k£255k

Common questions

Is MULTISTORY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £323,004 meet the trustees' policy target of six months of operating costs (£121,511). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Muras Baker Jones Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of MULTISTORY earn?

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

Who funds MULTISTORY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MULTISTORY as a grant recipient include THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2024£40kNot specified in grant list, detailed in Trustees' Report
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2025£40k
THE ENERGY SAVING TRUST FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2026£228kGreen Roots
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/03/2026£249k"Stories of Resistance: Women's Labour and Collective Action in the Black Country"
UK government23/11/2022£13kALB-Historic England-Everyday Heritage: Women Workers of the Kenrick & Jefferson Print Works
UK government13/10/2022£243kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£243kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/02/2011£49k"Black Country Stories"

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 COPPING JOYCE FOUNDATION1£1.1m
THE PACKARD FOUNDATION1£720k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£335k
THE LONGVILLE FOUNDATION1£200k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£200k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
COUTTS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£120k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£120k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULTISTORY£465kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
PESHKAR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
FIRST STORY LIMITED FY2025£858k—0unclear—no doubt
20 STORIES HIGH FY2025£627k—0unclear—no doubt
SEVEN STORIES, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS COLLECTION TRUST FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt

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