STEEL PAN TRUST

Registered charity 1153142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education for the benefit of the public in the playing of Caribbean steelpans to people of all ages and abilities through tuition and public performances.

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Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,500.04 for the year ended 31st July 2025, with unrestricted net assets increasing to £13,627.01. The trustees declared the charity to be in a healthy financial position, noting that funding came from grants and fundraising activities. No reserves policy was stated for this financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: The National Lottery Community Fund (44% of income)
“The National Lottery Community Fund £17,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£39k£31k
31/07/2024£32k£38k
31/07/2023£22k£35k
31/07/2022£14k£29k
31/07/2021£29k£12k

Common questions

Is STEEL PAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,500.04 for the year ended 31st July 2025, with unrestricted net assets increasing to £13,627.01. The trustees declared the charity to be in a healthy financial position, noting that funding came from grants and fundraising activities. No reserves policy was stated for this financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STEEL PAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STEEL PAN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
YOUNG EALING FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kYEF Small Grants
YOUNG EALING FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kCultural Education Partnership

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/04/2025£17kSteel Pan Harmony: Inclusive Workshops in Barking and Dagenham
City Bridge Foundation06/09/2023£20kGrant to Steel Pan Trust
Greater London Authority02/02/2023£9kSteel Pan Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£10kSenior citizens learn to play steel pan
UK government24/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Camden Giving28/11/2019£20kLearn to play steelpan
Camden Giving25/10/2019£49kSteel Pan Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2016£7kLearn to play steelpan for over 65 Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2014£6kSpecial Needs Steelpan Classes