WANDSWORTH MUSIC
Registered charity 1186662 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WANDSWORTH MUSIC SERVICE, WANDSWORTH SCHOOLS’ MUSIC
Wandsworth Music provides music education to children and young people who live in or attend schools in and around the London Borough of Wandsworth.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity realized an operational surplus of £93,502 for the year, with total turnover increasing by approximately 15% to £2m. Free unrestricted reserves amounted to £437,774, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover management and operational costs over the stated period of three months' salary and obligations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of salary, premises costs and contractual obligations (plus 10% contingency) (held: £438k)
“The trustees have decided that it is prudent to carry a reserve of three months of salary, premises costs and contractual obligations (plus 10% contingency). This equates to approximately £450,000.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr D White received remuneration as CEO (£90,613).
“Mr D White, who serves as a trustee, is remunerated for his role as Chief Executive Officer (£90,613 including employers’ National Insurance and pension contributions).” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Haines Watts Swindon Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wandsworth Music (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Dan White — Chief Executive (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- public funding — “Supported using public funding by:” (source page)
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Joseph Frederick Daniel Joneschair
- Daniel James White
- Deepa Nair-Pillai
- Jessica Silvester
- Michela Bariletti
- Richard Byrne-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simone Coultress
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wandsworth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WANDSWORTH MUSIC financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity realized an operational surplus of £93,502 for the year, with total turnover increasing by approximately 15% to £2m. Free unrestricted reserves amounted to £437,774, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover management and operational costs over the stated period of three months' salary and obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haines Watts Swindon Limited.
Who funds WANDSWORTH MUSIC?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WANDSWORTH MUSIC as a grant recipient include THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS.
Known funders
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