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RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of musical education for children and young people in Yorkshire and more widely

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Latest income
£671k
Latest spending
£626k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £254,746, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of holding 3 to 6 months of net projected expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £165,493 to £256,145, indicating stable financial resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (43% of income)
“Charitable Activities 43%” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of net projected expenditure (held: £255k)
“The Trustees reviewed the reserves policy in September 2025 and agreed to aim to have 3 to 6 months of net projected expenditure, held in unrestricted reserves.” — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Richard Shephard Music Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£671k
Total spending
£626k
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£255k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£671k£626k
31/08/2024£477k£559k
31/08/2023£330k£338k
31/08/2022£476k£217k
31/03/2021£44k£1k

Common questions

Is RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves amounted to £254,746, which the trustees confirmed was within their stated policy target of holding 3 to 6 months of net projected expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing from £165,493 to £256,145, indicating stable financial resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST, PATRICIA, DONALD, CHRISTINE & PATRICK SHEPHERD FOUNDATION, THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kSchools Programme, Make Music Day event and holiday clubs
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£30k
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
PATRICIA, DONALD, CHRISTINE & PATRICK SHEPHERD FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£525k
The Barnes Fund1£336k
COUNTYPIER LIMITED1£116k
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT1£62k
Richmond Foundation1£50k
HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST1£33k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST1£32k
THE HARDING TRUST1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RICHARD SHEPHARD MUSIC FOUNDATION£671k—0within—no doubt
EARLY MUSIC AS EDUCATION FY2025£137k—0within—no doubt
HA MEEM FOUNDATION FY2025£496k—0below—no doubt
CENTRAL YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£431k—0within—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£1.8mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt

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