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THE NORTH LONDON CONSERVATOIRE

Registered charity 1161732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the advancement of musical education in accordance with principles and practises as taught by Zoltan Kod?ly.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £59,699 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,754,247 and unrestricted funds carried forward of £293,162. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations and have adopted the going concern basis, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months normal operating expenditure (held: £293k)
“The trustees have agreed a reserves policy to hold reserves equivalent to approximately 3 months normal operating expenditure.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£293k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 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 (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/08/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/08/2023£1.6m£1.5m
31/08/2022£1.5m£1.4m
31/08/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE NORTH LONDON CONSERVATOIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £59,699 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,754,247 and unrestricted funds carried forward of £293,162. The trustees confirm that assets are sufficient to meet obligations and have adopted the going concern basis, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Johnsons Chartered Accountants.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND2£35k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION2£5k
THE VINEHILL TRUST1£50k
THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY1£40k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£34k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST1£32k
THE HARDING TRUST1£25k
EDWARDS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£22k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE NORTH LONDON CONSERVATOIRE£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£285k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS FY2025£167k—0unclear—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
GABRIELI FY2025£994k—0unclear—no doubt
CONSERVATOIRES UK FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.