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Company registration number: 10073711
Charity registration number: 1174202
Prison Choir Project
Trustees' Report and
Unaudited Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 March 2026
Orpheus Accounting Ltd
Contents
Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Trustees' Report 2—5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account) 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the Financial Statements 9—13
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Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees
Mr Robin Cooke-Hurle
Ms Anna Owen
Dr Michael Little
Mr Daniel Scott
Charity Number 1174202
Company Number 10073711
Registered Office International House
64 Nile Street
London
N1 7SR
Independent Examiner Sinéad Pratschke CTA, ATT, FMAAT
Orpheus Accounting Ltd
Unit 18 Keynote Studios
58-72 Dalmain Road
London

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Patrons Terry Waite CBE
Charles Courtenay, Earl of Devon
Registered office International House
International House, 64, Nile Street, London, England, N1 7SR
Website www.prisonchoirproject.co.uk
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Trustees' Report
The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Objectives and Activities
Aims and Objectives
Trustee Report: Prison Choir Project - Robin Cooke-Hurle
Our purposes and activities
The prime objectives of the charity are to rehabilitate prisoners, ex-offenders and people
experiencing mental disorder by the advance of the arts and culture through the study and
performance of opera, song, and choral music. We hope to provide a pathway towards establishing
a reduction in reoffending, building self-esteem, improving self-confidence and employability skills
for all those involved.
Our arts programmes are shaped to the needs and talents of the prisoners we work with, developing
self-confidence, resilience, perseverance and empowering them to think about themselves as more
than offenders.
In planning activities the Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit.
Public Benefit
Outcomes and Public Benefit
The Trustees continue to see evidence that participation in sustained, collaborative music-making can support confidence, wellbeing, communication and positive relationships. Feedback from participants frequently identifies improved mood, increased confidence and the importance of belonging to a group. Music also provides a constructive environment in which people with very different backgrounds can work towards a common goal.
These outcomes are achieved through the process of making music rather than being separate from it. Rehearsing requires concentration and cooperation; songwriting develops literacy and communication; performance requires confidence and responsibility; and ensemble music-making depends upon listening to and supporting others.
The Project also provides opportunities for participants to discover abilities that may previously have gone unrecognised. For some, taking part in PCP represents their first experience of performing, writing a song or contributing to a recording. The Trustees consider these outcomes to be directly aligned with the charity's objectives of advancing arts and education and supporting the development, confidence and social participation of prisoners and ex-offenders.
Partnerships and Outreach
Partnership has become an increasingly important part of PCP's work. During the year the charity worked with prison governors, chaplaincies, education departments and other prison staff, alongside professional musicians and external cultural organisations.
These relationships allow PCP to create opportunities that would be difficult to achieve through prison-based activity alone, including public-facing artistic projects, recordings and collaborations. The Trustees see particular value in developing connections between prisons and the wider community. Bringing artists and musicians into prisons can broaden participants' experience, while taking carefully curated work beyond the prison walls can allow wider audiences to encounter the creativity and individuality of people whose voices are rarely heard publicly.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
Achievements and Performance
Main Achievements
Achievements and Performance
The year ended 31 March 2026 was an important period of growth and development for the Prison Choir Project. Alongside sustaining our established programme at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, the charity expanded its work into other prisons, developed new partnerships and created opportunities for people in custody to perform, record and share their work with audiences far beyond the prison walls.
Throughout this development, our purpose has remained constant: to use ambitious, high-quality music-making to build confidence, communication, wellbeing and a sense of belonging among people in custody.
HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Our work at HMP Wormwood Scrubs remained at the heart of the charity's activities. The Project continued to deliver regular music sessions throughout the year, working directly with more than 150 men in custody. The value of this work lies particularly in its continuity. Rather than providing isolated workshops, PCP musicians return regularly, allowing relationships and trust to develop over time. Participants are encouraged not simply to attend but to contribute: choosing repertoire, singing individually and collectively, writing material, recording and preparing for performances.
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Main Achievements - continued
The year included a number of significant projects at Wormwood Scrubs. The prison's 150th anniversary provided an opportunity to create a programme reflecting both the history of the prison and the lives of those within it. The Project also contributed to Remembrance and delivered an ambitious Christmas programme, bringing together men in custody, more than 250 prison staff and professional musicians. Recording continued to be an important element of the programme. The opportunity to work towards a finished recording provides focus and encourages participants to develop musical, communication and collaborative skills. It also creates a permanent record of achievement that can be shared with families and, where appropriate, wider audiences.
Taking Prisoners’ Voices Beyond the Prison
One of the most significant projects of the year was Go Find Miracles, presented at Waterloo Station in collaboration with artist Rory Pilgrim and partner organisation Art on the Underground. The project enabled creative work involving men from HMP Dartmoor and other prisons to reach an audience on an exceptional scale. During the installation at Waterloo, the work was encountered by an estimated audience of more than two million people. This represented an important aspect of PCP's developing work: not only bringing musicians and communities from outside into prisons, but finding appropriate ways of taking the creativity, voices and experiences of people in custody into the wider community.
Projects of this kind can help challenge assumptions about people in prison while giving participants the experience of having their creative contribution taken seriously beyond the prison environment.
Expansion Beyond Wormwood Scrubs
During the year the Prison Choir Project also significantly developed its work beyond Wormwood Scrubs.
At HMP Usk, the charity established a regular programme of music-making. The group quickly began to develop its own identity and sense of community, with men returning to sing, rehearse and create together weekly. The work demonstrated the importance of regularity: as relationships developed, participants became increasingly confident in contributing ideas and taking ownership of the musical direction of the group.
The charity also undertook work at HMP Hollesley Bay, alongside projects and collaborations in other prison settings. These programmes allowed PCP to test and develop its approach in prisons with different populations and circumstances.
Although the format of individual projects varies according to each prison, the underlying model remains consistent: professional musicians working collaboratively with participants, high artistic expectations and an emphasis on creating something together rather than simply delivering an activity to them.
Artistic Quality
The Trustees believe that the artistic quality of PCP's work is fundamental to its impact. During the year the charity provided employment for more than 40 professional musicians. Participants worked alongside experienced singers and instrumentalists drawn from the professional music world.
PCP deliberately seeks to provide music-making of a standard comparable with that available outside prison. The Trustees believe that people in custody should not be offered a lesser artistic experience simply because they are in prison. High expectations are an important part of the model. Participants are asked to rehearse, listen, collaborate and take responsibility for their contribution. Working alongside excellent professional musicians can alter expectations of what is possible and enables participants to create performances and recordings of which they can take genuine pride.
The charity's expenditure during the year reflects this commitment. As PCP's activity increased, so did its investment in professional musicians and direct charitable delivery.
Fundraising and the Big Give
Maintaining regular, high-quality work requires substantial investment, particularly because PCP is committed to employing professional musicians and developing long-term programmes rather than relying solely upon occasional voluntary activity. A significant development towards the end of the financial year was the charity's participation in the Big Give Arts for Impact campaign. The campaign generated approximately £13,000 including Gift Aid, providing important support for the continuation and development of the charity's work.
The Trustees are particularly grateful to the individuals, trusts, foundations and other supporters whose generosity has enabled PCP to expand its activities while maintaining the quality and consistency of its established programmes.
Financial Position and Reserves
The year represented a period of substantial investment in charitable activity. Expenditure increased significantly as the Project employed more professional musicians, expanded its programme and delivered a wider range of projects.
The Trustees regard this increased expenditure as a reflection of the growth in the charity's direct charitable activity.
The charity continues to operate with comparatively low fixed overheads. It has no permanent premises and the majority of its expenditure is directed towards delivering its charitable purposes, including professional musicians, project delivery and the management necessary to sustain the programme. The Trustees continue to monitor reserves carefully and commit to programmes only where they are satisfied that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its obligations.
Looking Ahead
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Main Achievements - continued
The Trustees' priority is now to consolidate the progress made during 2025/26 while ensuring that growth remains sustainable. The charity intends to maintain and strengthen its regular work at HMP Wormwood Scrubs and HMP Usk; continue to develop projects in other prisons where there is a clear need and suitable partnership; increase opportunities for participants to perform, write and record original work; and develop further connections between prisons, professional musicians and communities outside.
An important strategic priority will be securing longer-term funding for regular programmes. Continuity has proved central to the effectiveness of PCP's work: occasional projects can provide memorable experiences, but sustained engagement allows trust, confidence, skills and relationships to develop. The Trustees believe that PCP has established a distinctive model in which artistic ambition and social purpose reinforce one another. We enter the coming year determined to protect that quality as the charity develops.
The Trustees would like to thank the prison governors, officers, chaplaincies, education teams and other staff who enable this work to take place; the professional musicians who bring exceptional skill and commitment to sometimes challenging environments; our partners, donors and supporters; and, above all, the men who participate in the Project.
Robin Cooke-Hurle
Sept 2026
Musical Director’s Report - Adam Green
The year to March 2026 has been one of the most significant in the development of the Prison Choir Project. What began as an ambition to bring music of the highest possible standard into prisons has continued to grow into something much broader: regular musical communities in which men can sing, write, record, perform and work alongside outstanding professional musicians.
At HMP Wormwood Scrubs, our long-term relationship with the prison remained at the heart of the charity's work. Weekly sessions gave us the continuity to do considerably more than stage occasional concerts. Men returned week after week, developed confidence, learnt repertoire, wrote their own material and took increasing ownership of performances. Across the year we worked directly with more than 150 men at Scrubs alone.
The programme included a series of ambitious projects and performances, including celebrations surrounding Wormwood Scrubs' 150th anniversary, Remembrance and Christmas. Recording has also become an increasingly important part of our work. It gives participants the opportunity to experience a professional creative process and, importantly, produces something permanent: evidence of what they have achieved and something that can be shared with families and audiences beyond the prison walls.
This idea of connecting the world inside prison with the world outside was taken to an entirely different scale through Go Find Miracles at Waterloo Station. Created in collaboration with Rory Pilgrim and partner organisations, the installation brought voices and music involving men from Wormwood Scrubs into one of London's busiest public spaces. Over the course of the installation, their work was heard by an estimated audience of more than two million people. For men whose lives and identities can so easily become defined solely by imprisonment, having their creativity encountered by the public in this way was enormously powerful.
Another important development has been the expansion of the Project beyond Wormwood Scrubs. Our work at HMP Usk has begun to establish its own distinctive musical identity, with men returning regularly to sing and create together. Work at Hollesley Bay and elsewhere has demonstrated that the PCP model can be adapted successfully to very different prison environments while retaining the qualities that matter most: consistency, ambition, collaboration and respect.
Central to everything we do is the quality of the musicians we bring into prisons. During the year the charity provided work for more than 40 professional musicians. We deliberately ask exceptional performers to work with us. The principle is simple: people in prison should not receive a lesser artistic experience because they are in prison. Working alongside excellent musicians raises expectations, changes the atmosphere of a room and allows participants to discover that they are capable of producing work of which they can be genuinely proud.
The musical results matter enormously to me, but they are not ultimately the only measure of success. We repeatedly see men who initially sit at the edge of a session become active members of the group; men who say they cannot sing discover that they can contribute; and individuals who have struggled with confidence, communication or relationships begin working collectively towards something positive.
As our work has developed, I have become increasingly convinced that continuity is one of its greatest strengths. A single workshop can be exciting; returning every week builds trust. Trust allows people to take risks, and those risks can lead to genuine change.
The successful Big Give Arts for Impact campaign towards the end of the financial year was therefore particularly encouraging. The response demonstrated that there is an audience outside prison that believes in this work and wants to help sustain it. I am immensely grateful to everyone who donated, as well as to our trusts, foundations and individual supporters throughout the year.
I am equally grateful to the prison governors, chaplaincies, education teams and officers who make our work possible, and particularly to the professional musicians who enter these environments with such generosity, flexibility and commitment.
Most of all, my thanks go to the men who take part. They continually remind us that the music matters - but what it unlocks matters more.
Adam Green
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Musical Director’s Report - Adam Green - continued
Founder & Director of Music
Prison Choir Project
Financial Review
Financial Position
The charity's income and expenditure details are shown in the Statement of Financial Activities. 
The charity's total net assets are held in unrestricted funds 
Reserves Policy
Reserves Policy
The Prison Choir Project has no permanent home and no material fixed costs. The trustees commit to new 
projects only when confident that funding can be secured and will ensure the unrestricted reserve is
maintained at a level that allows the charity to meet its minimal financial obligations.
Going Concern
Going Concern
After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company 
has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with the continuing 
support of its funders.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
Governing document
The Prison Choir Project, a company limited by guarantee, was incorporated on 21 March 2016 and 
operates under its memorandum and articles of association. It is governed by the Trustees. The names 
of the Trustees are set out on page 1 of these accounts
Small Company Rules
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees' report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Mr Robin Cooke-Hurle
Trustee
20th October 2026
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Prison Choir Project
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the charity trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sinéad Pratschke CTA, ATT, FMAAT
20th October 2026
Unit 18 Keynote Studios
58-72 Dalmain Road
London

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure Account)
2026 2025
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds
Notes £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies 3 35,117 64,534
Charitable activities:
Education/Training/Rehabilitation - 17
35,117 64,551
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds 4 1 1
Charitable activities: 4
Education/Training/Rehabilitation (67,146 ) (35,733 )
(67,145 ) (35,732 )
NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME (32,028 ) 28,819
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (32,028 ) 28,819
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward 71,271 42,452
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 11 39,243 71,271
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
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Balance Sheet
2026 2025
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Total funds
Notes £ £ £ £
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 1,791 - 1,791 -
Cash at bank and in hand 46,832 - 46,832 75,666
48,623 - 48,623 75,666
Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 9 (9,380 ) - (9,380 ) (4,395 )
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 39,243 - 39,243 71,271
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 39,243 - 39,243 71,271
NET ASSETS 39,243 - 39,243 71,271
FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted Funds 39,243 71,271
TOTAL FUNDS 11 39,243 71,271
For the year ending 31 March 2026 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit 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 trustees 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 in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
On behalf of the board
Mr Robin Cooke-Hurle
Trustee
20th October 2026
The notes on pages 9 to 13 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
1. General Information
Prison Choir Project is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 10073711 and registered charity number 1174202 . The registered office is International House , 64 Nile Street, London, N1 7SR.
2. Accounting Policies
2.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)", Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Companies Act 2006.
The charitable company is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
2.2. Going Concern Disclosure
The trustees have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.
2.3. Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for a specific purpose.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2.4. Incoming Resources
Income
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Grants which have a restriction as to timing are recognised over the period for which they are given.
The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in the accounts.
2.5. Resources Expended
Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is considered to relate to expenditure of the charity in the furtherance of its charitable activities and includes the costs of delivering services undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
2.6. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acquisition and are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value, and bank overdrafts.
2.7. Pensions
The charitable company operates a defined pension contribution scheme. Contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities as they become payable in accordance with the rules of the scheme.
3. Income from Donations and Legacies
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2026 2025
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds funds
£ £
Donations and gifts 28,740 64,014
Gift aid 6,377 520
35,117 64,534
4. Analysis of Expenditure
2026
Activities undertaken directly Support costs
(see note 5 )
Total
£ £ £
Raising funds - (1 ) (1 )
Education/Training/Rehabilitation 63,783 3,363 67,146
63,783 3,362 67,145
2025
Activities undertaken directly Support costs
(see note 5 )
Total
£ £ £
Raising funds - (1 ) (1 )
Education/Training/Rehabilitation 33,635 2,098 35,733
33,635 2,097 35,732
5. Support Costs
2026
Raising funds Education/Training/Rehabilitation Total
£ £ £
General administration - 1,143 1,143
Interest payable (1) - (1)
Governance costs - 2,220 2,220
(1 ) 3,363 3,362
2025
Raising funds Education/Training/Rehabilitation Total
£ £ £
General administration (1) 298 297
Governance costs - 1,800 1,800
(1 ) 2,098 2,097
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6. Staff Costs
Staff costs were as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
Wages and salaries 35,323 21,775
Social security costs (313 ) -
Other pension costs 873 466
35,883 22,241
No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000.
7. Average Number of Employees
Average number of employees during the year was: 1 (2025: 1)
1 1
8. Debtors
2026 2025
£ £
Due within one year
Prepayments and accrued income 1,791 -
Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. 
Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
9. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year
2026 2025
£ £
Trade creditors - (1 )
Other creditors 3,090 1,548
Taxation and social security 2,270 1,048
Accruals and deferred income 4,020 1,800
9,380 4,395
Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
10. Pension Commitments
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in an independently administered fund.
During the year the charge to the statement of financial activities in respect of defined contribution schemes was £873 (2025: £466).
At the balance sheet date contributions of £226 (2025: £91) were due to the fund and are included in creditors.
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11. Movement in Funds
As at 1 April 2025 Income Expenditure As at 31 March 2026
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund 71,271 35,117 (67,145 ) 39,243
Total funds 71,271 35,117 (67,145 ) 39,243
As at 1 April 2024 Income Expenditure As at 31 March 2025
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General:
General unrestricted fund 42,452 64,551 (35,732 ) 71,271
Total funds 42,452 64,551 (35,732 ) 71,271
12. Transactions with Trustees
During the year the expenses reimbursed to the trustees or paid directly to third parties were as follows:
2026 2025
£ £
13. Related Party Disclosures
Key management personnel (including directors) received compensation of £38,627 (2025: £21,775)
During the year ended 31 March 2026, payments totalling £35,323 were made to Adam Green, Founder and Musical Director of the Prison Choir Project.
These payments relate to his professional services in delivering and directing the charity's musical and rehabilitative programmes, including regular weekly music sessions at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, alongside programme development, artistic direction, project coordination and the wider management of the charity's activities.
In addition, performers' fees totalling £3,304 were paid in connection with the delivery of the charity's musical activities outside London. These services form an integral part of the charity's charitable objectives and programme delivery.
38,627 21,775
Managers' remuneration is determined by the trustees.
Adam GreenManager of the CharityEmployee remuneration of £35,323 and performers fees of £3,304.

Adam Green

Manager of the Charity

Employee remuneration of £35,323 and performers fees of £3,304.

The manager of the charity is a related party. The manager’s remuneration is determined by the trustees.
No trustees received remuneration in the year (2025 - the same). No trustees received reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses (2025 - the same).
There are no other reportable related parties or transactions.
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14. Company limited by guarantee
The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company, in the event of a winding up, such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1.
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