MANCHESTER CAMERATA LIMITED
Registered charity 503675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Presentation of concerts by Manchester Camerata and other artists in Greater Manchester, North West and throughout the United Kingdom. Provision of learning and Participation work in Greater Manchester and throughout the North West.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £232,084 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future and maintain a going concern basis. The charity's net assets remain positive at £550,304 for the group.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Music in Mind Remote Limited
“The financial statements consolidate the results of the charitable company and its trading subsidiary, Music in Mind Remote Limited” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
MUSIC IN MIND REMOTE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Manchester Camerata owns 80% of the issued share capital.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- FIELD, Stephen John, Professor — director, appointed 30/01/2026on trustee list
- HAILEY, Nicolas James — director, appointed 14/01/2025on trustee list
- MCSHANE, Samantha — director, appointed 12/11/2024on trustee list
- DUNCALF, Michelle Karolynn — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
- GREEN, Katherine Anne — director, appointed 18/04/2023on trustee list
- GABAY, Karen — director, appointed 14/10/2021on trustee list
- MONK, Caroline — director, appointed 08/10/2021on trustee list
- CARR, Martin Alexander — director, appointed 08/10/2021on trustee list
- KENNERLEY, Samantha Jane — director, appointed 08/10/2021on trustee list
- MAKINSON, Veronica Lucy — director, appointed 10/10/2017on trustee list
- DURKIN, Rachel — secretary, appointed 17/04/2023
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£128k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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: 6.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Nicolas Haileychair
- Caroline Ruth Monk
- KAREN GABAY · trustee of 2 other charities
- Katherine Anne Green
- MARTIN ALEXANDER CARR
- Michelle Duncalf
- Professor Stephen John Field
- Samantha Jane Kennerley
- Samantha McShane
- Veronica Lucy Makinson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Cumbria · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham · Staffordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MANCHESTER CAMERATA LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £232,084 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves. Despite this deficit, the trustees consider adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future and maintain a going concern basis. The charity's net assets remain positive at £550,304 for the group. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PM+M Solutions for Business LLP.
Who funds MANCHESTER CAMERATA LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER CAMERATA LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE RUTH SUTTON TRUST FOR MUSIC, THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.
Known funders
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