The Field House Foundation

Registered charity 1151565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COOPER HALL FOUNDATION

Advancing the education in the art and appreciation of music and other performing arts, including the provision of workshops and informal presentations of process work.Promoting education in music, in particular but not limited to young people, including awarding bursaries or other funding to enable them to develop their education and skills in music.Making appropriate charitable donations.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS AND THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS. 2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN MUSIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO YOUNG PEOPLE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS BURSARIES OR OTHER FUNDING TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR EDUCATION AND SKILLS IN MUSIC. 3. TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT BUT IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAKING OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,773 for the period ended 31 December 2025, resulting in retained net assets decreasing to £6,392. The trustees note that the charity lost its previous facility and relocated to a smaller studio, ceasing public performances while continuing educational activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hugh Michael Riddell
• Morag McLaren BEd MA
• Torun Stavseng

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

Operates in: Throughout London · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

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• THE MUSIC FOR SCHOOLS FOUNDATION income £608k
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• THE PREMISES MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME income £170k
• EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION income £137k
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