SIRLUTE

Registered charity 1188822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEPPER ST. STUDIO, SIRLUTE THE KING, SIRLUTE THE QUEEN, SIRLUTE THE YOUNGSTAR

Sirlute CIO, is a charity that provides educational music programmes up to the age of 25 from disadvantaged backgrounds. Delivering music workshops, artist development & work experience to counter youth violence and risk-taking behaviour.Sirlute is youth led, workshops and learning are co designed by industry professionals, community leaders & our beneficiaries.

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN LONDON BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£228k
Latest spending
£188k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £93,530 against a policy target of six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £39,997 for the period, with total income of £227,709 and total expenditure of £187,712. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (held: £94k)
“In line with our business plan, we are working towards establishing reserves that cover six months of operating costs” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
13/01/2025£228k£188k
13/01/2024£90k£87k
13/01/2023£72k£74k
13/01/2022£65k£81k
13/01/2021£136k£113k

Common questions

Is SIRLUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £93,530 against a policy target of six months of operating costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £39,997 for the period, with total income of £227,709 and total expenditure of £187,712. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SIRLUTE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIRLUTE as a grant recipient include THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2025£50k
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2022£20kPhoenix Fund grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£20kCreative After School Club
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2024£20kSirlute - Saturday Music Club
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2022£10kYoungStar Saturday Club

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YOUTHSAYERS CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SIRLUTE£228k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTHSAYERS CIO FY2025£102k—0above—no doubt
SILHOUETTE YOUTH FY2025£204k—0unclear—noted
THE SZILVAY FOUNDATION FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
SVITLO EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£180k—0within—no doubt
SANDWELL LEISURE TRUST FY2025£14.2m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.