Britten Pears Arts

Registered charity 261383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALDEBURGH FOUNDATION, ALDEBURGH MUSIC, ALDEBURGH PRODUCTIONS, SNAPE MALTINGS · listed website unreachable when last crawled

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Latest income
£15.3m
Latest spending
£13.0m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased by £394,000 to £58,439,000, with unrestricted reserves falling to £8,043,000. The trustees report that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing access to unrestricted reserves and strong customer numbers post-pandemic. However, the financial review notes that demand is still below pre-Covid levels and the organization started the year with a deficit budget.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of projected charitable costs excluding depreciation (held: £8.0m)
The Trustees concluded that they would aim that unrestricted and undesignated (free) reserves, not backed by fixed assets, should cover six months of projected charitable costs excluding depreciation. This is a number of about £3.6m — page 14
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Snape Maltings Trading Limited, Britten Estate Limited
The Charity has two active wholly owned trading subsidiaries which are consolidated into the Group’s accounts, Snape Maltings Trading Limited (Company Number 1519527) and Britten Estate Limited (Company Number 2063909). — page 30
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£15.4m
Total spending
£13.0m
Cost of raising funds
£608k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
156

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£15.3m£13.0m
31/03/2024£18.4m£12.8m
31/03/2023£12.8m£13.3m
31/03/2022£11.4m£11.1m
31/03/2021£9.3m£8.9m

Common questions

Is Britten Pears Arts financially healthy?

The accounts state that total reserves decreased by £394,000 to £58,439,000, with unrestricted reserves falling to £8,043,000. The trustees report that the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing access to unrestricted reserves and strong customer numbers post-pandemic. However, the financial review notes that demand is still below pre-Covid levels and the organization started the year with a deficit budget. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.