MUSIC THERAPY LAMBETH

Registered charity 1155566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MTL

Delivering music therapy to the most needy children and families in nurseries, primary schools and special schools across Lambeth. This work addresses a range of emotional, behavioural, learning and communication needs experienced by Lambeth children, often with a focus on children from Black and Minority Ethnic and newly migrant communities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT MUSIC THERAPY FOR THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISABILITY, THE ALLEVIATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES AND THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH.

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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Registered contact address: Lewisham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £25,171 during the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £34,713 to £9,542. The trustees' report notes that reserves stood at £9,542 against a policy target of four months' running costs, estimating this amount to be approximately £32,266. Consequently, the charity's current reserves are significantly below its stated policy target.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alphonso Archer
• Andrea McKay
• Dr Isaac Shieh
• Dr Juliette Claire Wratten · trustee of 1 other charity
• ERIKA ANGELIQUE DAWKINS BA
• THE REVEREND ALISON KENNEDY

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSIC THERAPY WORKS.

• MUSIC THERAPY WORKS income £393k
• KEY CHANGES MUSIC THERAPY income £276k
• THE MUSIC THERAPY CHARITY income £63k
• MUSIC24 income £365k
• CHILDREN'S MUSIC MATTERS income £321k
• THE MUSIC WORKS (CHARITY) income £1.8m

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