METROLAND CULTURE LIMITED

Registered charity 1185414 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Metroland Cultures works to build, maintain and share art and culture in Brent. We amplify and support the communities who are already telling their stories of life here in Brent, and work with artists and ideas to help tell new ones.

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS THAT BUILD CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR, CREATIVE INDUSTRIES AND IN THE ARTS GENERALLY. 2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT BY ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERT, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS AND BY SUPPORTING AND REPRESENTING THE ARTS AND HERITAGE SECTOR THROUGH PROMOTION, REPRESENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED THAT THE PROMOTION OF SUCHLIKE IS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE ARTS WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £59,361 for the year ended 31 March 2026, following the loss of a recurring management fee from Brent Council and unsuccessful funding applications. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and holds unrestricted reserves of £135,896, which exceed their stated policy target of three months of operational costs.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Metroland Cultures (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “We’re grateful to our current funders: Paul Hamlyn Foundation , The Elephant Trust, Edward Harvist Trust, Brent Museum and Archives and the …” (source page)
• The Elephant Trust — “We’re grateful to our current funders: Paul Hamlyn Foundation , The Elephant Trust, Edward Harvist Trust, Brent Museum and Archives and the …” (source page)
• Edward Harvist Trust — “We’re grateful to our current funders: Paul Hamlyn Foundation , The Elephant Trust, Edward Harvist Trust, Brent Museum and Archives and the …” (source page)
• Brent Museum and Archives — “We’re grateful to our current funders: Paul Hamlyn Foundation , The Elephant Trust, Edward Harvist Trust, Brent Museum and Archives and the …” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “We’re grateful to our current funders: Paul Hamlyn Foundation , The Elephant Trust, Edward Harvist Trust, Brent Museum and Archives and the …” (source page)
• Brent Council — “We’d also like to thank Brent Council , whose support while we set up Metroland Cultures was invaluable.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Saad
• Christopher Prempeh
• Eamonn Maxwell
• Henry Matthew Bennetts
• Melissa Gronlund · trustee of 1 other charity
• Moira Kristina Sybille Lacelles
• Nicole Kaiser
• Nisha Matthew
• Roshni Hirani · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sehr Sarwar
• Turab Shah

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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