The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts

Registered charity 328151 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MFPA TRUST FUND FOR THE TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE ARTS, THE MFPA FUND FOR THE TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN THE ARTS

The object of the charity is to advance the education of handicapped and disabled young persons in arts.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED YOUNG PERSONS IN THE ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£308k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,910,074 at the year end, representing a surplus of £152,251 for the period. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains significant cash balances and has ongoing property maintenance activities, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£177k
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~186.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£308k£155k
31/03/2025£641k£177k
31/03/2024£368k£66k
31/03/2023£326k£86k
31/03/2022£199k£49k

Common questions

Is The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,910,074 at the year end, representing a surplus of £152,251 for the period. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains significant cash balances and has ongoing property maintenance activities, with no stated reserves policy target provided for comparison. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The MFPA Fund For The Training Of Disabled Children In The Arts£308k—0unclear—no doubt
FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
INTOART PROJECTS FY2025£437k—0within—no doubt
MADE BY DYSLEXIA FY2025£980k——above—no doubt
APSARA ARTS FY2025£39k—0above—no doubt
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ABLE CHILDREN IN EDUCATION FY2025£374k——below—no doubt

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