Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

SHEFFIELD MUSIC ACADEMY 

Sheffield Music Academy exists to inspire excellence and provide a comprehensive, stimulating programme of learning to musicians aged 4-19 with outstanding ability, dedication and potential across South Yorkshire and beyond. A thriving and vibrant music school; students have the opportunity to develop their talent and grow in self-confidence through over 40 public performances a year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£495£559£-64n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/07/21£445£454£-8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/07/20£471£448£23n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/07/19£378£388£-10n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/07/18£334£322£12£0£0£0n/a03
31/07/17£311£296£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£268£267£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£390£270£120£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14?£265£361£-96£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£297£333£-36£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12*£290£278£12£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.sheffieldmusicacademy.org

jess@sheffieldmusicacademy.co.uk

01142582804

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Derbyshire, Doncaster, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£251,399
Wolfson Foundation£200,000
The Postlethwaite Music Foundation£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Sheffield Music Academy
£200,000 06/12/2023
Restoration of Canada House to create a music education and performance venue (Harmony Works)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sheffield Music Academy
£251,399 08/03/2023
HERITAGE ENTERPRISE Canada House a home for Harmony Works
The Postlethwaite Music Foundation - Grant to Sheffield Music Academy
£2,000 26/01/2023
Supporting First Generation Musician Families project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-71
  • SARA UNWIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Cultural Engagement
  • TRISHA COOPER (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Broadcast Journalist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2011, number: 1143420
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/06/2011, number: 07667445
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR12: 150 days late,
Main office

Office 9, Shirley House
31 Psalter Lane
Sheffield
S11 8YL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL ABILITY OR POTENTIAL WHO ARE AGED BETWEEN 4 AND 18 YEARS, IN ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANSHIP.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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