SHEFFIELD MUSIC ACADEMY

Registered charity 1143420 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sheffield Music Academy exists to inspire excellence and provide a comprehensive, stimulating programme of learning to musicians aged 4-19 with outstanding ability, dedication and potential across South Yorkshire and beyond. A thriving and vibrant music school; students have the opportunity to develop their talent and grow in self-confidence through over 40 public performances a year.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small surplus of £10,055 for the year, with total income of £479,151 against expenditure of £469,096. Free reserves in unrestricted funds stood at £195,522, which the trustees noted were sufficient to cover operations for 21.2 weeks, though this was below their stated policy target of 26 weeks. The accounts were prepared 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (14/03/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Richard Falconerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Angela Brumpton
• Dr Ning Ma
• EMILY PIETERS
• Mary Gayford
• Sara Unwin

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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