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MUSIC WORKSHOP

Registered charity 1144184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We programme live music events offering performance opportunities for young people. We hold a 3-night music festival in partnership with a university culminating in over 200 young performers taking to the stage. We also raise funds to provide free musical opportunities. We now provide regular opportunities to learn how to be in a band and perform publicly through our Jam Lab Programme.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN THEIR APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF DRAMA, MUSIC AND THE THEATRE IN ALL ITS ASPECTS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£122k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £27,785 at the end of the period, with unrestricted funds specifically at £15,625. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity continuing as a going concern, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £11,811 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Kim Alexander Hoefkens-Lee £11,811 for project management, administration and teaching services. He was also reimbursed expenses of £367. Buddy Carson £6,800 for project management, administration and teaching services” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grant funding (70% of income)
“Grant funding 85,654”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: an amount sufficient to maintain ongoing operations measured for a set period, measured in months (held: £16k)
“The minimum amount will be established as an amount sufficient to maintain ongoing operations measured for a set period, measured in months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid studio hire costs of £8,290 to Music Workshop Coffeehouse CIC, a community interest company in which trustees K Hoefkens-Lee and Buddy Carson are shareholders and directors.
“The charity also paid studio hire costs of £8,290 to Music Workshop Coffeehouse CIC, a community interest company in which the trustees K Hoefkens-Lee and Buddy Carson are shareholders and directors.” — page 13
“Kim Alexander Hoefkens-Lee £11,811 for project management, administration and teaching services.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Kim Alexander Hoefkens-Lee received £11,811 for services.
“The charity also paid studio hire costs of £8,290 to Music Workshop Coffeehouse CIC, a community interest company in which the trustees K Hoefkens-Lee and Buddy Carson are shareholders and directors.” — page 13
“Kim Alexander Hoefkens-Lee £11,811 for project management, administration and teaching services.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Buddy Carson received £6,800 for services.
“The charity also paid studio hire costs of £8,290 to Music Workshop Coffeehouse CIC, a community interest company in which the trustees K Hoefkens-Lee and Buddy Carson are shareholders and directors.” — page 13
“Kim Alexander Hoefkens-Lee £11,811 for project management, administration and teaching services.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Music Workshop (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: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
03/03/2025£122k£111k
03/03/2024£142k£147k
03/03/2023£40k£22k
03/03/2022£2k£2k
03/03/2021£6k£6k

Common questions

Is MUSIC WORKSHOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted funds of £27,785 at the end of the period, with unrestricted funds specifically at £15,625. The trustees report no concerns regarding the charity continuing as a going concern, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MUSIC WORKSHOP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £11,811 band.