THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE

Registered charity 1167266 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Outcry Ensemble organises 6 concerts a year at St John's Church, Notting Hill. This fulfills its two objectives: advancing the musical learning and training in the community, and advancing the education and training of young musical professionals.

Objects

TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AMONG THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF THE NOTTING HILL AREA OF LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£152k
Latest spending
£159k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £6,944 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficiency of £1,944. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and has adopted the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level of reserves which will provide a stable base for its continuing activities while at the same time ensuring that funds are not accumulated (held: £-2k)
“The trustees’ policy is to generate a level of reserves which will provide a stable base for its continuing activities while at the same time ensuring that funds are not accumulated.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year, donations of £15,000 were received from the trustees. The Artistic director, who is also a trustee provides his services without charge.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 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 30/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for acting as trustee

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 08/11/2022, 8 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/12/2025£152k£159k
30/12/2024£106k£96k
30/12/2023£61k£66k
31/12/2022£36k£44k
31/12/2021£64k£62k

Common questions

Is THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £6,944 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to a deficiency of £1,944. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and has adopted the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE as a grant recipient include THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION, THE VERNON ELLIS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2025£5k
THE VERNON ELLIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2024amount not stated

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE£152k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM YOUTH ORCHESTRA LTD FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON PRO ARTE CHOIR FY2026£27k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RIOT ENSEMBLE FY2025£207k—0below—no doubt
THE ENGLISH CONCERT FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FY2026£40k—0unclear—no doubt

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