PERFORMING ROOM
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Christopher Otterwell
- Louise Otterwell
- Paul Burnett
- Richard Smith
- Sandy Howse
- Stephen Paul Warwick
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2026 | £20k | Voices Heard: Belonging & Friendship (Music for Care Experienced Young People) |
| Postcode Lottery | 05/11/2025 | £50k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/06/2024 | £20k | Making Music; Making Friends |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/04/2024 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/03/2023 | £10k | Making Music; Making Friends |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/07/2022 | £15k | "Sharing The Hidden History of Our Building" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/07/2021 | £10k | Multimedia Production For Young People with Cognitive Issues |
| UK government | 22/09/2020 | £58k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/06/2018 | £10k | Future Pathways Music Inclusion Project |