WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD

Registered charity 1139579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY (WHBA)

ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION IN MUSIC

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £61,556 for the year, with total income of £1,303,804 and total expenditure of £1,365,360. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £66,218, which is significantly below the stated policy target of £270,000, and the charity holds a loan from Big Issue Invest of £138,542.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £66k; policy: three months of future operating costs)
“Unrestricted reserves stand at £66,218, compared to a target reserve policy of £270,000. While this represents an increase from £34,897 in 2024, reserves remain below the level required to provide sufficient operational resilience.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: World Heart Beat CIC
“World Heart Beat CIC, the subsidiary, wholly owned by World Heart Beat, has been growing year on year to become fully sustainable. This year, trading increased 42.2% from £260,115 to £370,042.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by McKelvie & Co LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£52k
Reserves (reported)
£66k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.3m£1.4m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/08/2022£3.1m£785k
31/08/2021£910k£794k

Common questions

Is WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £61,556 for the year, with total income of £1,303,804 and total expenditure of £1,365,360. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £66,218, which is significantly below the stated policy target of £270,000, and the charity holds a loan from Big Issue Invest of £138,542. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by McKelvie & Co LLP.

Who funds WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUST, THE LINBURY TRUST, THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION, The Portal Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£383k
THE HELEN HAMLYN TRUSTFY2022£236k
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2025£55kSupporting the community-focused music education programme.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2022£50kTowards the capital redevelopment of education spaces of the new WHBMA building at Embassy Gardens.
THE LINBURY TRUSTFY2022£50kTowards funding gap for capital programme / COVID cost increases.
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
The Portal TrustFY2025£20kLyric Theatre Hammersmith
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kEducational grants
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7kEducation and the Young
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kEducation and the Young
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kEducation and the Young
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2022£2kWorld Heart Beat Orchestra
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2022£1kQuarterly Grants for Institutions - Round Three - The Arts - BAME Communities
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority24/01/2023£82kLondon Music Makers
The Mercers' Company24/04/2018£50kGrant to World Heart Beat Music Academy Ltd

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 COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD£1.3m—0below—no doubt
COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC AWARDS FUND FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£1.8mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt

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