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WISHING WELL MUSIC FOR HEALTH

Registered charity 1197978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WISHING WELL MUSIC FOR HEALTH CIC

Wishing Well brings live music making right to the heart of healthcare. We create long term partnerships with healthcare settings and services so that music and culture can flourish in clinical spaces. We empower people to express themselves, connect with others and feel more joyful through sharing music together. We offer training programmes for music facilitators and healthcare staff

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Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at 30 September 2025 were £32,777, which equates to roughly four months of running costs, thereby meeting the charity's stated policy target of keeping between three and six months' running costs in reserves. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £33k)
“At all times, we aim to keep between three and six months' running costs in reserves.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The CEO's partner is part of the Wishing Well team of musicians. Payments were made to him during the year totalling £7,487 (2024: £5,627) as laid out in his schedule of work which is approved at each quarterly board meeting.
“The CEO's partner is part of the Wishing Well team of musicians. Payments were made to him during the year totalling £7,487 (2024: £5,627) as laid out in his schedule of work which is approved at each quarterly board meeting.” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£112k£107k
30/09/2024£84k£94k
30/09/2023£115k£97k
30/09/2022£123k£71k

Common questions

Is WISHING WELL MUSIC FOR HEALTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at 30 September 2025 were £32,777, which equates to roughly four months of running costs, thereby meeting the charity's stated policy target of keeping between three and six months' running costs in reserves. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WISHING WELL MUSIC FOR HEALTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WISHING WELL MUSIC FOR HEALTH as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k