BITTERSUITE EXPERIENCES CIO

Registered charity 1196015 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We promote the arts of music through the creation of multi-sensory concerts in both physical and digital spaces. Our multi-sensory concerts, experiences and participation programmes transform the listening experience.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND DRAMA.

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

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £2,087 for the year, though it holds only £6,686 in unrestricted reserves, which is below its stated policy target range of £9,000 to £19,000. The trustees acknowledge the risk of negative unrestricted funds and note that future plans depend on securing new grant funding, warning that unsuccessful bids could lead to company closure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £9,000 to £19,000 (held: £7k)
“The required level of Reserves is therefore in the range of £9,000 to £19,000” — page 4
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£25k
31/03/2024£69k£58k
31/03/2023£75k£65k

Common questions

Is BITTERSUITE EXPERIENCES CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £2,087 for the year, though it holds only £6,686 in unrestricted reserves, which is below its stated policy target range of £9,000 to £19,000. The trustees acknowledge the risk of negative unrestricted funds and note that future plans depend on securing new grant funding, warning that unsuccessful bids could lead to company closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.