THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1145472 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RHYTHM FOUNDATION

The Rhythm Foundation is a charity that works alongside The Rhythm Studio to fund music activities for children and young people in London. We offer financial support for music projects based in and out of schools and hospitals, providing young people with musical opportunities that would not otherwise be possible.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE:TO ADVANCE THE MUSIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN LONDON.

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

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

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£108k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,447 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £77,821 to £73,374. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold nine months of core fixed costs, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £51,415. The charity confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 months of core fixed costs (reserves figure: £51k)

“The Foundation's Reserves policy is to maintain 9 months of core fixed costs {i.e salary and administration).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Christopher Hodges is a Trustee and sole director of The Rhythm Studio Limited. The Foundation paid teaching fees to this company.

“Christopher Hodges is a Trustee of The Rhythm Studio Foundation. Christopher Hodges is also the sole director of The Rhythm Studio. During the period the Foundation paid the Company teaching fees totalling £22,995 (2023/24 of £20,559). All fees charged by the Company to the Foundation are priced at or below the cost of providing the teaching.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Government income: £2,340 — grants £2,340 (1); 4% of the £61,498 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Rhythm Studio Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANUOLUWAPO UYI FEHINTI BADMUS-OLANREWAJU
CAROLINE CAREY
CHRISTOPHER HODGES
Caroline Anne Bishop
Finlay Gee
Francis Gerard Martin
Oliver Fetiveau
Simon Reid · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Jenkins

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

Operates in: Brent · City Of Westminster · Hammersmith And Fulham · Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£103k	£108k
31/07/2024	£61k	£104k
31/07/2023	£96k	£72k
31/07/2022	£68k	£63k
31/07/2021	£77k	£39k

Common questions

Is THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,447 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £77,821 to £73,374. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold nine months of core fixed costs, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £51,415. The charity confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ED SHEERAN FOUNDATION, THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ED SHEERAN FOUNDATION	FY2025	£75k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£13k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£12k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£7k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	2	£258k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£48k
THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS	2	£21k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£993k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION	1	£350k
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£343k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	1	£264k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FINDING RHYTHMS.

FINDING RHYTHMS income £317k
Two Rhythms income £192k
THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) income £1.8m
MUSIC THERAPY LAMBETH income £72k
RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED income £1.8m
THE SOUNDROOM COMMUNITY MUSIC PROJECT income £100k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION	£103k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FINDING RHYTHMS FY2025	£317k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Two Rhythms FY2026	£192k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
MUSIC THERAPY LAMBETH FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£1.8m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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