HARMONY WORKS TRUST
Registered charity 1204512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The charity seeks to advance education in and promote public appreciation of the performing arts, in particular but not limited to, music; and to acquire, preserve, restore and maintain the building of historic and architectural interest situated in Sheffield currently known as Canada House.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of negative £78,413, a deficit caused by an inherited loan from Sheffield City Council. While the charity has secured the majority of required capital funding from major grant providers, it remains in the initial capital phase with no stated reserves policy target yet determined.
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: £-78k)
“The charity has negative free reserves of £78,812 as at 31 July 2025.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The immediate risk to the going concern status of the Trust was short term cashflow, however this is carefully managed; and sufficient funding has been received upfront to meet short term cashflow demands.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Ian Falconer — Vice Chair (source)
- Denise Edwards — Vice Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HARMONY WORKS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of negative £78,413, a deficit caused by an inherited loan from Sheffield City Council. While the charity has secured the majority of required capital funding from major grant providers, it remains in the initial capital phase with no stated reserves policy target yet determined. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds HARMONY WORKS TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HARMONY WORKS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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