Music for Memories Charity

Registered charity 1185979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSIC FOR MEMORIES MID SUSSEX

We provide personalised playlists and headsets to those with a range of challenges, including living with memory issues or loneliness, in the Forest of Dean

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£63k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received grants and donations enabling steady growth and meeting all financial obligations with no outstanding debt. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of keeping three months of salary and regular costs, noting this was the first year sufficient income existed to require an independent examination. The charity employs a part-time Community Development Manager and relies on volunteers to deliver its services.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of salary and regular costs
We ensure that we keep 3 months of salary and regular costs in reserve. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Music for Memories Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£63k£21k
31/12/2024£2k£5k
31/12/2023£89£143
31/12/2022£26£192
31/12/2021£1k£714

Common questions

Is Music for Memories Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received grants and donations enabling steady growth and meeting all financial obligations with no outstanding debt. The trustees maintain a reserve policy of keeping three months of salary and regular costs, noting this was the first year sufficient income existed to require an independent examination. The charity employs a part-time Community Development Manager and relies on volunteers to deliver its services. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.