RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1196533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant-making

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Latest income
£560k
Latest spending
£598k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,211 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £860,343. The Trustees confirm that future expenditure on charitable activities can be kept within the level of income due to low operational expenses and committed grants. The charity relies primarily on donations from its sole member, Richer Sounds Limited, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no specific requirement... hold a reasonable amount of reserves to prepare for potential lean years (held: £860k)
“The level of grants made is dictated by the income and so there is no specific requirement as to the level of balance sheet reserves. The Trustees aim to act prudently and hold a reasonable amount of reserves to prepare for potential lean years.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£560k
Total spending
£598k
Reserves (reported)
£860k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~17.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£560k£598k
30/04/2024£508k£276k
30/04/2023£479k£188k
30/04/2022£520k£144k

Common questions

Is RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £38,211 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves decreasing to £860,343. The Trustees confirm that future expenditure on charitable activities can be kept within the level of income due to low operational expenses and committed grants. The charity relies primarily on donations from its sole member, Richer Sounds Limited, which the Trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RICHER SOUNDS FOUNDATION£560k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024£261kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
PERSULA FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
MW (RH) FOUNDATION FY2024£490k—0unclear—no doubt

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