SOLOMON'S KNOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 1129898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to provide opportunities for talented young instrumentalists and singers to perform baroque music on a professional stage and, in doing so, we aim to bring the riches of the baroque music repertoire to as wide an audience as possible and to facilitate access to this music for the disadvantaged including, but not limited to, the young.

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE, MAINTAIN, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ART,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DRAMA, MIME, DANCING AND SINGING,(2) TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE, MAINTAIN, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, ANDAPPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TOBAROQUE MUSIC, BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING PROVIDING ANDASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ORCHESTRAL, OPERATIC AND CHORALCONCERTS(3) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTEDISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT (THE "OBJECTS")

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

£326k

Latest spending

£326k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £307,887, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain between three and six months of expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting that it has never been unable to meet financial commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £308k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: J Sells received £24,268 for administration, artistic direction and/or performances.

“A total of £24,268 (2024 - £21,201) was paid to J Sells for his administration, artistic direction and/or performances in the Charity's concerts.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee J Sells for administration, artistic direction and/or performances.

“A total of £24,268 (2024 - £21,201) was paid to J Sells for his administration, artistic direction and/or performances in the Charity's concerts.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06755687

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DE WINTON, William Michael — director, appointed 09/12/2024not on trustee list
MOSES, Alan George, The Rt Hon Sir — director, appointed 27/05/2018on trustee list
SNELGROVE, Mark Andrew — director, appointed 19/03/2015on trustee list
BARNFIELD, Carolin-Alexandra — director, appointed 28/11/2012on trustee list
HALLIDAY, James Kimpton — director, appointed 08/10/2010on trustee list
LITCHFIELD SELLS-ROHRBACH, Jonathan Edwin — director, appointed 21/11/2008not on trustee list
SELLS, Peter Charles — director, appointed 21/11/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Carolin-Alexandra Barnfield · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES KIMPTON HALLIDAY
JONATHAN EDWIN LITCHFIELD SELLS - ROHRBACH
MARK ANDREW SNELGROVE
PETER SELLS
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Moses · trustee of 1 other charity
William Michael Jeffries de Winton

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Cumbria · Germany · Italy · North Yorkshire · Nottinghamshire · Suffolk · Surrey · Switzerland · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£326k	£326k
31/12/2024	£406k	£310k
31/12/2023	£403k	£332k
31/12/2022	£217k	£179k
31/12/2021	£141k	£116k

Common questions

Is SOLOMON'S KNOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £307,887, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain between three and six months of expenditure. The charity reports no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, noting that it has never been unable to meet financial commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 MARCHUS TRUST	2	£8k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	1	£130k
THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST	1	£110k
THE VINEHILL TRUST	1	£50k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST	1	£32k
THE HARDING TRUST	1	£25k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION.

EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION income £137k
THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION income £821k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
KEYBOARD CHARITABLE TRUST FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS income £130k
GABRIELI income £994k
BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LIMITED income £217k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOLOMON'S KNOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED	£326k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025	£137k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE YORK EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION FY2025	£821k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEYBOARD CHARITABLE TRUST FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS FY2025	£130k	—	unclear	—	noted
GABRIELI FY2025	£994k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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