CHAMBERSTUDIO
ChamberStudio provides year-round, high-level and affordable coaching and support for professional chamber musicians in the early stages of their careers.
Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF CLASSICAL MUSIC BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE AGED BETWEEN 14 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £51,217, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of nine months' costs. The trustees believe the remaining balance is adequate to meet the charity's needs and avoid net current liabilities.
What the accounts disclose
“At 31 August 2025 the balance on the unrestricted reserve was £48,747 (2024: £59,590), which the Trustees believe to be adequate.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 3
Funders the charity credits
- Aspinwall Educational Trust
- Cosman Keller Art & Music Trust
- Fidelio Charitable Trust
- Albert and Eugenie Frost Music Trust
- Garrick Charitable Trust
- D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
- The Patrick Rowland Foundation
- Harrison Frank Foundation
- Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust
Trustees
- Geoff Parkin
- John Andrew Marshall
- MARGARET LEWISOHN
- RICHARD JENNINGS
- SIMON HERON FITZROY COOK
- SImon Rowe
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £187k | £95k |
| 31/08/2024 | £67k | £60k |
| 31/08/2023 | £81k | £68k |
| 31/08/2022 | £33k | £45k |
| 31/08/2021 | £39k | £35k |
Common questions
Is CHAMBERSTUDIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £51,217, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of nine months' costs. The trustees believe the remaining balance is adequate to meet the charity's needs and avoid net current liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CHAMBERSTUDIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHAMBERSTUDIO as a grant recipient include THE IDLEWILD TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE IDLEWILD TRUST | FY2024 | £5k |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND | 1 | £2k |
| Q CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR
- COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED
- ART SPACE
- EYE MUSIC TRUST
- HARMAN HOUSE COUNSELLING CENTRE
- NORWICH CHAMBER MUSIC
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERSTUDIO | £187k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SOMERSET CHAMBER CHOIR | £40k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC LIMITED | £194k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| ART SPACE | £497k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EYE MUSIC TRUST | £385k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HARMAN HOUSE COUNSELLING CENTRE | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |