METRONOMES STEEL ORCHESTRA

Registered charity 1209200 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £47,791 in its first financial year, with total incoming resources of £60,222 against expenditure of £12,431. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,431, which aligns with their stated policy aim to keep one year’s revenue cost as a reserve. The filing confirms there were no employees during the year, with management provided by a volunteer board of trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (74% of income)

“Grants 0 44,738 44,738” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one year’s revenue cost (held: £12k)

“we aim to keep one year’s revenue cost as a reserve. For the year 24-25 this was 12,431.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Arts Service — “Metronomes has received funding from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Arts Service to create podcasts about memories of people in t…” (source page)
Westway Trust — “More than a funder, during the pandemic Westway Trust have provided Metronomes with advice and support on a range of issues. Emergency fund…” (source page)
The Arts Council — “Metronomes received a grant from the Arts Council’s Emergency Response Fund, enabling us to continue to run our Virtual Panyard, and to cre…” (source page)
National Lottery — “A big THANK YOU to National Lottery players for making it possible for the Arts Council to fund us.” (source page)
The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation — “The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation gave grant from Green Shoots, a fund set up after the Grenfell To wer fire for projects designed to bri…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

EVERSLEY MILLS
Heather Joseph
Ingrid Greenidge

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£60k	£48k

Common questions

Is METRONOMES STEEL ORCHESTRA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £47,791 in its first financial year, with total incoming resources of £60,222 against expenditure of £12,431. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,431, which aligns with their stated policy aim to keep one year’s revenue cost as a reserve. The filing confirms there were no employees during the year, with management provided by a volunteer board of trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds METRONOMES STEEL ORCHESTRA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name METRONOMES STEEL ORCHESTRA as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, WESTWAY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDON	FY2024	£188k	Racial justice fund
WESTWAY TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Small grants to local charities and community groups