RAISED BY MUSIC

Registered charity 1206739 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of Raised by Music is: For the public benefit, to provide high quality music education and instruments to children attending primary school in Lambeth who are from backgrounds currently under-represented in classical music, by providing free daily tuition, instruments and sheet music.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING PRIMARY SCHOOL IN LAMBETH WHO ARE FROM BACKGROUNDS CURRENTLY UNDER-REPRESENTED IN CLASSICAL MUSIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- PROVIDING INSTRUMENTS, SHEET MUSIC AND ACCESSORIES FREE OF CHARGE TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.- PROVIDING 1:1 INSTRUMENTAL TUITION TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN FREE OF CHARGE.- PROVIDING SUPERVISED INSTRUMENTAL PRACTICE SESSIONS AND GROUP MUSICIANSHIP SESSIONS TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.- ORGANISING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.- ORGANISING TRIPS TO SEE LIVE MUSIC EVENTS FOR PARTICIPATING CHILDREN.

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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Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £4,364 at the end of the financial year, with no stated reserves policy. The majority of expenditure (92%) was directed toward tutor fees for instrumental tuition, indicating a strong focus on program delivery. The charity relies heavily on a single major donor for its primary cohort funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Golsoncott Foundation — “The Golsoncott Foundation” (source page)
• Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation — “Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation” (source page)
• Lucille Graham Trust — “Lucille Graham Trust” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rosemary Anne Kilianchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Sleigh
• Suzette Coleman

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

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