CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
07702358 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 April 2024

End date: 31 March 2025

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025

Notes 2025 2024


£

£
Fixed assets
Intangible assets: 3 8,350 9,752
Tangible assets: 4 1,686 2,429
Total fixed assets: 10,036 12,181
Current assets
Debtors: 5 87,500 84,008
Cash at bank and in hand: 322,207 238,264
Total current assets: 409,707 322,272
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: 6 ( 232,966 ) ( 225,240 )
Net current assets (liabilities): 176,741 97,032
Total assets less current liabilities: 186,777 109,213
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year: 7 ( 76,987 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 109,790 109,213
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 109,790 109,213
Total members' funds: 109,790 109,213

The notes form part of these financial statements

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 23 December 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Rosamund Axon
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates and other similar allowances. Sale of goods Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods has transferred to the buyer. This is usually at the point that the customer has signed for the delivery of the goods. Rendering of services Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs. Turnover is only recognised to the extent of recoverable expenses when the outcome of a contract cannot be estimated reliably.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Office equipment - 25% per annum

    Intangible fixed assets amortisation policy

    Intangible assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses. All intangible assets are considered to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten years.

    Valuation information and policy

    Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first out basis. Work in progress and finished goods include labour and attributable overheads. At each reporting date, stocks are assessed for impairment. If stock is impaired, the carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss.

    Other accounting policies

    Debtors Short-term debtors are measured at transaction price, less any impairment. Loans receivable are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. Cash and cash equivalents Cash is represented by cash in hand and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in value. Creditors Short-term creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

  • 2. Employees

    2025 2024
    Average number of employees during the period 34 36

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

3. Intangible assets

Goodwill Other Total
Cost £ £ £
At 1 April 2024 18,624 18,624
Additions
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 March 2025 18,624 18,624
Amortisation
At 1 April 2024 8,872 8,872
Charge for year 1,402 1,402
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 March 2025 10,274 10,274
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 8,350 8,350
At 31 March 2024 9,752 9,752

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

4. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 April 2024 6,276 6,276
Additions 455 455
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 March 2025 6,731 6,731
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024 3,847 3,847
Charge for year 1,198 1,198
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 March 2025 5,045 5,045
Net book value
At 31 March 2025 1,686 1,686
At 31 March 2024 2,429 2,429

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

5. Debtors

2025 2024
£ £
Trade debtors 66,784 52,806
Prepayments and accrued income 16,096 28,157
Other debtors 4,620 3,045
Total 87,500 84,008

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

6. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

2025 2024
£ £
Trade creditors 19,972 19,993
Taxation and social security 11,844 5,694
Accruals and deferred income 11,405 10,519
Other creditors 189,745 189,034
Total 232,966 225,240

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 March 2025

7. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year note

2025
£
Other creditors 76,987
Total 76,987

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

CHILTERN MUSIC THERAPY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Company Number: 07702358 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 March 2025

Company activities and impact

In the space provided below, please insert a general account of the company’s activities in the financial year to which the report relates, including a description of how they have benefited the community. As a therapy organisation we consider our impact from varying perspectives. As therapists we think about the best way to observe and measure outcomes with each of our clients in order to provide them with the optimum support for their needs. Organisationally we want to measure how many people we have been able to reach and support through our services, and how effective our services are. Additionally, we have also been seeking to broaden our reach to help as many people as possible to understand about the power of music therapy. We do this through our social media, our trainings, and through attending and presenting at exhibitions and conferences. We are privileged to continue supporting clients across the ages - our youngest was 30 weeks and our oldest client was 100 years - and in a range of settings; in the community at home, in residential settings, in hospitals, in schools, in rehabilitation. Highlights from the year include: - Delivering session to over 1,466 clients and a total of 6,485 sessions. - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Service : Delivering 126 sessions across neonatal wards to 76 infants and families. - Innovative Services: For example, provision of Neurologic Music Therapy at the Complex Rehab Unit at Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds; provision of music therapy services to grieving young people and to the British Home therapeutic community in South London for individuals with neuro-disabilities. - Training: Delivering 21 training events to over 450 attendees in person and across Chiltern’s new digital learning platform. - Inclusion: Continuing to develop and embed the role of the Chiltern Insight’s Group to include service users as an integral part of understanding how best we deliver services and shape the direction of the organisation. - Running a communications campaign highlighting Chiltern’s work with children and sharing knowledge and experience in this regard. - Environment: Continuing to reduce Chiltern’s carbon footprint with changes across how Chiltern carries out its work, including in respect of staff travel.

Consultation with stakeholders

We have continued to evaluate and adapt the ways in which we meet with our stakeholders, to ensure that (our staff and our clients) have a voice in how the organisation develops. At the end of the financial year, the organisation had a team of over 40 staff, including Music Therapists, Community Musicians, and our operational team, which are made up of a number of roles supporting HR, finance, referrals and scheduling, communication and data and training coordinator. As a self managed and employee owned organisation, consultant with our staff as stakeholders is a key way in which Chiltern is managed and developed. The organisation has an Insights Group to ensure we are truly listening and responding to the needs of our clients and we measure reasons for referral to music therapy. We remain in touch with the current sector needs and research through engagement with external professional bodies and organisations across education, health, and social care in addition to projects with partner universities.

Directors' remuneration

Directors’ remuneration during the year was £9,760.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
23 December 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Rosamund Axon
Status: Director