NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST
Registered charity 1145643 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NMPAT
NMPAT exists (for the public benefit) to 1) advance education within the framework of the arts ; 2) advance the arts and culture by promoting and facilitating access to and performances of music and other art forms; 3) provide for the recreation of children, young people and adults by providing facilities & services in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving conditions of life
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £260,269 and a net income of £403,218 for the year ended 31 August 2025, stabilizing its finances after previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £519,486, which remains below the stated policy target of one month's payroll plus 2.5% of budgeted costs, though a three-year plan is in place to rebuild reserves by August 2027.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £519k; policy: one month’s payroll, plus 2.5% of budgeted costs, plus a contingency for project costs)
“Though the Trust remains short of meeting this policy in the year under review, the three-year reserves rebuilding plan is designed to return the reserves to this level by August 2027.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchase of music tuition services from Ruby Slippers UK Ltd, a company where the former CEO's civil partner is a director.
“Peter Smalley was the CEO until 31 October 2025. His civil partner Beth Hodgson is a director of Ruby Slippers UK Ltd. During the year the charity purchased a total of £11,445 of music tuition services.” — page 44
“Nigel Corbett, the Director of Finance of the Trust until June 2025, is a Trustee of INMAT. During the year the charity made sales of £30,497 (2024: £41,550) to the INMAT Trust.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales to INMAT Trust, a charity where former Director of Finance Nigel Corbett is a trustee.
“Peter Smalley was the CEO until 31 October 2025. His civil partner Beth Hodgson is a director of Ruby Slippers UK Ltd. During the year the charity purchased a total of £11,445 of music tuition services.” — page 44
“Nigel Corbett, the Director of Finance of the Trust until June 2025, is a Trustee of INMAT. During the year the charity made sales of £30,497 (2024: £41,550) to the INMAT Trust.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£34k
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Amy Crawfurd
- Clive Richard Gresham · trustee of 1 other charity
- Edward James Woolley
- Emily Kate Phipp
- George Bruce
- Joanna Gordon
- Louise Claire Brownhill
- Nancy Ann Rachel Stewart
- Roger Benjamin Lloyd Griffiths
- Urte Cibulskaite
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire · Rutland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £260,269 and a net income of £403,218 for the year ended 31 August 2025, stabilizing its finances after previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £519,486, which remains below the stated policy target of one month's payroll plus 2.5% of budgeted costs, though a three-year plan is in place to rebuild reserves by August 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Ellacotts Audit Services Limited.
Who funds NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, DAVID LAING FOUNDATION.
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