SEED STUDIOS
Promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society by providing a community music and arts serviceBased in Trafford, Greater Manchester
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,835 at the end of the financial year, which is above its stated policy target of up to £6,000. The charity reported total receipts of £84,991 and total payments of £63,770, resulting in a net surplus for the period.
What the accounts disclose
“The reserves policy for this financial year was to maintain Reserves of up to £6,000.”
Trustees
- ANDREW CHRISTOPHER HODSONchair
- Amina Yusufzai
- Ann-Marie Crowley
- Philip Handscomb
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £37k | £59k |
| 31/12/2024 | £85k | £64k |
| 31/12/2023 | £50k | £55k |
| 31/12/2022 | £50k | £58k |
| 31/12/2021 | £42k | £28k |
Common questions
Is SEED STUDIOS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,835 at the end of the financial year, which is above its stated policy target of up to £6,000. The charity reported total receipts of £84,991 and total payments of £63,770, resulting in a net surplus for the period.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/01/2026 | £13k | Branching Roots |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/10/2024 | £121k | Seeds to Trees |
| Postcode Lottery | 29/07/2024 | £7k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/08/2023 | £10k | Growing the Seed |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/04/2022 | £10k | Sowing the Seed |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 31/10/2021 | £2k | Voluntary Sector Grant to Seed Studios |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/03/2020 | £10k | Sowing the Seed |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 31/05/2019 | £1k | Del Panno Grant to Seed Studios |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 24/06/2017 | £427 | Voluntary Sector Grant to Seed Studios |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 17/06/2017 | £2k | Voluntary Sector Grant to Seed Studios |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 25/06/2016 | £2k | Voluntary Sector Grant to Seed Studios |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 12/07/2014 | £3k | Voluntary Sector Grant to Seed Studios |