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NMC RECORDINGS LTD

Registered charity 328052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW MUSIC CASSETTES LIMITED

NMC believes that new music is a dynamic and engaging art. We seek to discover and share exceptional work that inspires and challenges. NMC:- produces high quality recordings of outstanding work by British composers- works with leading artists and ensembles- promotes these recordings to expand worldwide audiences for contemporary music- preserves this creativity for generations to come

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Latest income
£413k
Latest spending
£343k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £70,141 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £413,227 against total expenditure of £343,086. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £94,815, which comfortably meets the stated policy target of holding enough reserves to fund a minimum of three months of basic operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£413k£343k
31/03/2024£257k£367k
31/03/2023£322k£329k
31/03/2022£358k£365k
31/03/2021£362k£273k

Common questions

Is NMC RECORDINGS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £70,141 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £413,227 against total expenditure of £343,086. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £94,815, which comfortably meets the stated policy target of holding enough reserves to fund a minimum of three months of basic operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NMC RECORDINGS LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds NMC RECORDINGS LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NMC RECORDINGS LTD as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, GERALD FINZI TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, THE MARCHUS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2025£75kArts, Culture and Heritage
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kPublic Performance
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2023£10kGeneral Grants
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATIONFY2023£9kRecordings
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2022£5kDebut Discs
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2024£5k
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2025£5k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kGrant listed in Note 3 (2022 balance brought forward).
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4kSupport their work in Wales, and with young Welsh composer Derri Joseph Lewis
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2025£3kDebut Discs 2024/5: Mentoring & production costs for first solo albums of acclaimed next generation composers: Daniel Kidane & Hannah Kendall
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2022£1kQuarterly Grants for Institutions - Round One - The Arts Early Career Projects
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2024£750
GERALD FINZI TRUSTFY2022£500General Grants
THE ACCOMPLISHMENT TRUSTFY2025—

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST2£49k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST2£30k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND2£18k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation2£8k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£6k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£300k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION1£271k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£265k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Contemporary Music for All.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NMC RECORDINGS LTD£413kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
Contemporary Music for All FY2025£209k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST FY2025£5.6m——below—no doubt
THE ORGANISATION FOR NEW MUSIC AND SOUND FY2025£922k——above—no doubt
LONDON CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL FY2025£156k—0unclear—no doubt
UK Music Masters Ltd. FY2025£1.5m£70,001 - £80,0001within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.