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.

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Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£96k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £9,208 for the year ended 30 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £5,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total income increased to £105,549 from £61,115 in the prior year, while total expenditure was £96,341.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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: £5k)

“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 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Calleva Foundation — “TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS Calleva Foundation” (source page)
The Stephen Dodgson Trust — “FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS The Stephen Dodgson Trust” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ELizabeth Ann Erickson · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES HENSHAW MMUS
LINDSAY ODETTE HENSHAW
Leslie Peter Jonas · trustee of 2 other charities
Richard John Pearson Aikens · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/12/2024	£106k	£96k
30/12/2023	£61k	£66k
31/12/2022	£36k	£44k
31/12/2021	£64k	£62k
31/12/2020	£0	£0

Common questions

Is THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £9,208 for the year ended 30 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £5,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Total income increased to £105,549 from £61,115 in the prior year, while total expenditure was £96,341. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE?

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

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VERNON ELLIS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTION	FY2024	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARCHUS TRUST	3	£14k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	3	£6k
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	£55k
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION	2	£39k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	2	£35k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£24k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	2	£15k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	2	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ENGLISH CONCERT.

THE ENGLISH CONCERT income £1.4m
ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN'S LIMITED income £337k
THE RIOT ENSEMBLE income £207k
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
OXFORD LIEDER income £710k
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION income £137k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE OUTCRY ENSEMBLE	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH CONCERT FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN'S LIMITED FY2025	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE RIOT ENSEMBLE FY2025	£207k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD LIEDER FY2025	£710k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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