PERFORMING ROOM

Registered charity 1170745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the public benefit facilitating access to, promoting, maintaining, improving and advancing education, positive mental health and well being and recreation in the arts by giving everyone the chance to access creative music making workshops and events no matter what age, ability or background by running open-access music workshops and events.

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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £24,993, comprising £9,404 in unrestricted funds and £15,589 in restricted funds. The trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves at a minimum of three months' expenditure, with a target of up to six months. The document notes that the charity relies on grant funding and faces ongoing cost pressures, but confirms no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating costs (held: £9k)
“At the end of the 2024/25 financial year, the Trustees’ policy is to maintain free reserves at a minimum level equivalent to three months’ expenditure, with a target level of up to six months’ expenditure.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£123k£101k
31/03/2024£86k£83k
31/03/2023£87k£112k
31/03/2022£78k£108k
31/03/2021£120k£79k

Common questions

Is PERFORMING ROOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £24,993, comprising £9,404 in unrestricted funds and £15,589 in restricted funds. The trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves at a minimum of three months' expenditure, with a target of up to six months. The document notes that the charity relies on grant funding and faces ongoing cost pressures, but confirms no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2026£20kVoices Heard: Belonging & Friendship (Music for Care Experienced Young People)
Postcode Lottery05/11/2025£50kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2024£20kMaking Music; Making Friends
Postcode Lottery29/04/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2023£10kMaking Music; Making Friends
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/07/2022£15k"Sharing The Hidden History of Our Building"
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2021£10kMultimedia Production For Young People with Cognitive Issues
UK government22/09/2020£58kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2018£10kFuture Pathways Music Inclusion Project