THE BLACKHEATH HALLS
Registered charity 287589 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To advance education particularly by the encouragement of the arts of music and drama and the visual arts generally. To preserve the building of historical and architectural interest that is the Blackheath Halls, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £145,252 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,601,681, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£310,350). The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to enable operations in the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ expenditure, less depreciation (held: £2.6m)
“In practice, this means the board considers that the Blackheath Halls should maintain cash reserves equivalent to 3 months’ expenditure, less depreciation.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: BCH Enterprises Limited
“The Charity owns and operates a wholly owned trading subsidiary, BCH Enterprises Limited” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Professor Anthony Bowne — Chair (source)
- Francesca Robinson — Deputy 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.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The Office for Students (OfS) — “Trinity Laban is funded by The Office for Students (OfS)” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). 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)
Cost of raising funds
£101k
Reported reserves equal ~32.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- PROFESSOR ANTHONY BOWNEchair · trustee of 5 other charities
- Ailish Emily Tynan
- Dr Aleksander Jozef Szram
- Dr Ji Liu
- FRANCESCA ROBINSON
- JONATHAN PEEL MBE
- Ralph Sanders
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Greenwich · Lewisham
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE BLACKHEATH HALLS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a deficit of £145,252 for the year ended 31 July 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,601,681, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' expenditure (£310,350). The trustees confirm adequate resources exist to enable operations in the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Who funds THE BLACKHEATH HALLS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BLACKHEATH HALLS as a grant recipient include THE HEARN FOUNDATION, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.
Known funders
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