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LA NUOVA MUSICA

Registered charity 1144998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

La Nuova Musica is a vocal and instrumental ensemble dedicated to the music of the European Renaissance and Baroque. It is a regular guest at the foremost Early Music venues and festivals, including King's Place, Wigmore Hall and the Aldeburgh, Spitalfields and London Handel festivals, and in 2011, the ensemble signed a five-record deal with renowned record label harmonia mundi USA.

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Latest income
£326k
Latest spending
£320k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,507 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted and restricted funds amounting to £213,195. The trustees consider that a reserve equivalent to six months of average overheads, calculated as £65,000, is sufficient for the charity's purposes. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Musical Performances & Recordings (61% of income)
“Musical Performances & Recordings 4 198,433, - 198,433 63,756” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 23.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising Funds 6 (15,279) - (15,279) (5,249)” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months average overheads (held: £73k)
“The Trustees consider that a reserve equivalent to six months average overheads is sufficient for these purposes and this has been calculated as £65,000 for the current year but will need to be reviewed going forward.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£326k£320k
31/12/2023£301k£165k
31/12/2022£311k£316k
31/12/2021£130k£135k
31/12/2020£108k£146k

Common questions

Is LA NUOVA MUSICA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,507 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted and restricted funds amounting to £213,195. The trustees consider that a reserve equivalent to six months of average overheads, calculated as £65,000, is sufficient for the charity's purposes. The trustees confirmed that adequate resources continue to be available to fund activities for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.