OLYMPIAS MUSIC FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1194413 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Olympias is a multi-award-winning charity which brings music to communities in Manchester. We believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to participate in musicmaking and engage with music, regardless of background or income, and that these encounters can be life-changing. Olympias provides free music lessons, concerts, choirs and workshops for the benefit of the local community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,348 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £139,210 to £100,862. While unrestricted free reserves of £67,686 were held, this was below the trustees' stated policy target of £85,750, representing three months of running costs. The trustees identified the ability to generate sufficient income as a key risk but confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £68k; policy: three months running costs)
“At 31 August 2025, the charity held total unrestricted reserves of £93,706, of which free reserves were £67,686, compared with a target level of £85,750.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Nadia Eskandari, daughter of Trustee Yana Eskandari, provided services as Violin and Viola Tutor.
“Nadia Eskandari, who is the daughter of Yana Eskandari, a Trustee of Olympias, provided services to Olympias in the role of Violin and Viola Tutor and received income of £10,411 (2024: £11,462) from Olympias.” — page 19
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 — Olympias Music Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (30/01/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (12/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Marian Kathryn Sudburychair
- Helen Palmer
- Paulette Bayley
- Will Allen
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OLYMPIAS MUSIC FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,348 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £139,210 to £100,862. While unrestricted free reserves of £67,686 were held, this was below the trustees' stated policy target of £85,750, representing three months of running costs. The trustees identified the ability to generate sufficient income as a key risk but confirmed no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds OLYMPIAS MUSIC FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OLYMPIAS MUSIC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LINDER FOUNDATION, MRS WATERHOUSE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST, THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST.
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