MUSIC AT OXFORD
Registered charity 289324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Our mission is to create and curate eclectic series of high-quality events and projects in and around Oxford for the enjoyment of all.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £299,922 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £16,410. Per the trustees' report, this level of unrestricted reserves is below the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure, and the charity has relied on drawing down £330,000 from its expendable endowment to cover the shortfall. The trustees acknowledge that operating deficits of this scale are not sustainable and have entered a period of strategic consolidation to return to financial sustainability.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £16k; policy: three months of operating expenditure)
“At present, unrestricted reserves are below this target level.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received remuneration of £40 (2024: £106) for services provided during the period.
“Trustees received remuneration of £40 (2024: £106) for services provided during the period.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 7
“The total amount of donations received from trustees was £1,000. All of these donations were unrestricted.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~19.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Oxfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MUSIC AT OXFORD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £299,922 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £16,410. Per the trustees' report, this level of unrestricted reserves is below the stated policy target of three months of operating expenditure, and the charity has relied on drawing down £330,000 from its expendable endowment to cover the shortfall. The trustees acknowledge that operating deficits of this scale are not sustainable and have entered a period of strategic consolidation to return to financial sustainability. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds MUSIC AT OXFORD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MUSIC AT OXFORD as a grant recipient include BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE MARCHUS TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
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