ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

Registered charity 1121975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Attitude is Everything improves Deaf and disabled people's access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the U.K.

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Latest income
£928k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £134,667 for the year, resulting in a decrease in free reserves from £437,760 to £303,093. Despite this managed deficit, the trustees state the charity remains financially resilient with reserves comfortably above the minimum policy target of £225,000. The going concern basis was adopted with no material uncertainties identified.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Attitude is Everything (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).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£918k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£96k
Reserves (reported)
£353k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 10.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£928k£1.1m
31/03/2024£890k£883k
31/03/2023£766k£655k
31/03/2022£689k£575k
31/03/2021£594k£480k

Common questions

Is ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £134,667 for the year, resulting in a decrease in free reserves from £437,760 to £303,093. Despite this managed deficit, the trustees state the charity remains financially resilient with reserves comfortably above the minimum policy target of £225,000. The going concern basis was adopted with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£120kTowards core costs to support disabled people be more heard, valued and included as audience members, performers, professionals and volunteers across the UK’s l

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2023£442kBeyond the Music
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2019£473kBeyond the Music
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2014£10kSkills Development Programme (R&D)
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2004£5kClub event Venue

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 DEAF ACTIVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING£928k—0unclear—no doubt
DEAF ACTIVE FY2025£273k—0unclear—no doubt
DEAF UNITY FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTION FOR DEAFNESS FY2024£2.4m——above—no doubt
WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt
DEAFWAY FY2025£2.9m——below—no doubt

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