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COMMUNITY ALBUMS

Registered charity 1140485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Building better communities through music and media

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £30,217 in 2025, up from £24,973 in 2024, following a net income of £5,243 compared to a deficit in the prior year. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover their stated three-month working capital policy target. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (72% of income)
“Donations and legacies; Donations 24,376 62,608 86,984”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three month working capital reserve (held: £9k)
“The trustees have agreed a three month working capital reserve.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Community Albums (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burundi · Kenya · Newham · Oxfordshire · Uganda · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£87k£82k
30/04/2024£95k£114k
30/04/2023£72k£105k
30/04/2022£108k£89k
30/04/2021£76k£73k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ALBUMS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £30,217 in 2025, up from £24,973 in 2024, following a net income of £5,243 compared to a deficit in the prior year. The trustees report that reserves are sufficient to cover their stated three-month working capital policy target. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY ALBUMS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY ALBUMS as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£750

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2026£20kBanbury Community Voices
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2021£10kUpbeat