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WAVENDON ALL MUSIC PLAN LIMITED

Registered charity 261645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £292,050 for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £2,523,593 and cash balances of £3,610,870. The trustees consider the current unrestricted reserves adequate to meet their policy objectives and are confident in the charity's ability to continue operations, citing secured Arts Council England funding until March 2027.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£78k)
“One employee in the Charity received employee benefits between £80,000 and £90,000 per annum” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee in the Charity received employee benefits between £80,000 and £90,000 per annum” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient capital to implement its development plans and to ensure the Group has sufficient resilience to continue its charitable activities in the event of a sustained downturn (held: £2.5m)
“The Trustees have the objective of establishing unrestricted reserves to allow the Charity sufficient capital to implement its development plans and to ensure the Group has sufficient resilience to continue its charitable activities in the event of a sustained downturn.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Donations totalling £6,350 were made to Wavendon AllMusic from Trustee’s during the period.” — page 43
“During the period, Absolutlee Accounting, a partnership which K Roberts controls, made sales of £56,388 (2024: nil) to Wavendon AllMusic Plan.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services from Absolutlee Accounting
“Donations totalling £6,350 were made to Wavendon AllMusic from Trustee’s during the period.” — page 43
“During the period, Absolutlee Accounting, a partnership which K Roberts controls, made sales of £56,388 (2024: nil) to Wavendon AllMusic Plan.” — page 43
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£92k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Milton Keynes · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.3m£3.0m
31/03/2024£3.3m£4.3m
31/03/2023£3.0m£2.6m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.4m
30/09/2021£3.5m£2.5m

Common questions

Is WAVENDON ALL MUSIC PLAN LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £292,050 for the year, with unrestricted reserves totaling £2,523,593 and cash balances of £3,610,870. The trustees consider the current unrestricted reserves adequate to meet their policy objectives and are confident in the charity's ability to continue operations, citing secured Arts Council England funding until March 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of WAVENDON ALL MUSIC PLAN LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.