SEPTURA LIMITED

Registered charity 1158408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEPTURA

Septura brings together London's leading players to redefine brass chamber music through the uniquely expressive sound of the brass septet. By creating a canon of arrangements and new commissions for this brand new classical configuration, the group is re-casting the brass ensemble as a serious artistic medium. Septura performs to audiences worldwide.

Objects

1)TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC’S EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF BRASS ENSEMBLE MUSIC BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, BROADCASTS AND RECORDINGS; AND2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS GENERALLY BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£97k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds in deficit of £30,365, which is materially below its stated policy target of £12,000 in cash reserves. The deficit has been predominantly funded by interest-free loans from the Chairman and Artistic Director, totaling £50,923. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The charity’s intention is to hold cash reserves of £12,000 in order to provide a degree of financial security for the charity’s ongoing activities. (reserves figure: −£30k)
“The charity’s intention is to hold cash reserves of £12,000 in order to provide a degree of financial security for the charity’s ongoing activities.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 06/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Finland · Germany · Spain · Switzerland · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/01/2026£107k£97k
06/01/2025£71k£61k
06/01/2024£107k£102k
06/01/2023£75k£74k
06/01/2022£15k£19k

Common questions

Is SEPTURA LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds in deficit of £30,365, which is materially below its stated policy target of £12,000 in cash reserves. The deficit has been predominantly funded by interest-free loans from the Chairman and Artistic Director, totaling £50,923. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet obligations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEPTURA LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEPTURA LIMITED as a grant recipient include VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£2kPublic Performance
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kPublic Performance