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The company's total expenditure for the year ending June 30, 2025, was £111,202.
Total expenditure 100,580 10,622 111,202 101,377
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 9
The company's total income for the year ending June 30, 2025, was £114,060.
Total income 99,470 14,590 114,060 91,910
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 9
The company's total funds carried forward as of June 30, 2025, are £27,569.
Total funds carried forward 9-10 19,163 8,406 27,569 24,711
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 9
The company's financial statements show a net expenditure of £1,110 for the year ending June 30, 2025.
Net (expenditure)/income, net movement in funds (1,110) 3,968 2,858 (9,467)
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 9
The company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (SORP 2019).
Financial · Procedural statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 10
The trustees are responsible for preparing the accounts and consider an independent examination is needed.
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 8
MPNW's total income for the year was £114,060.
Total income in the year was £ 114,060 (2024: £91,910) of which £ 14,590, related to funding for projects upon which restrictions are placed.
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
MPNW's financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and FRS102.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, Companies Act 2006, Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2019) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1st January 2019).
Governance · Procedural statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 3
MPNW's unrestricted funds totalled £19,163 at the end of the financial year.
At the end of the financial year, unrestricted funds totalled £19,163 of which £746 is represented by tangible assets (see note 8), leaving a surplus free reserve of £ 18,417.
Financial · Metric statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
MPNW aims to develop a new business model with the appointment of a business development manager.
The board have considered a new model, including the appointment of a business development manager to take on the role of developing new business opportunities, with clients and submitting grant application. Therefor releasing the current Music therapist/Coordinator to focus more on clinical music therapy work and on leading the therapy team.
Strategic · Commitment statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
MPNW's financial risk is primarily due to its income mix of therapy income and grants.
The main risk that the charitable company faces is financial risk as it relies on an income mix of therapy income and grants.
Financial · Risk statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 5
MPNW provided music therapy sessions for over 300 people in various health and educational settings.
Over the year our Music therapy team worked with over 300 people of all ages in a variety of health and educational settings.
Service · Observational claim · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
MPNW received grants from the National Lottery community fund to continue music therapy sessions at Chester Hospice.
We were able to continue to provide sessions at a Chester Hospice because of a successful the National Lottery community fund. We were grateful to receive both these grants.
Financial · Funding statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
MPNW faced a sudden increase in rent and relocated to new premises at Moozik Academy.
At the end of 2024 we faced a sudden and significant increase in the rent for our office premiss and so we needed to relocate our base. We were successful in finding new premises quite quickly and moved to the Moozik Academy on the site of Woolton High School, where we were allocated an office, a Music therapy room and a storage space at a manageable rent.
Operational · Observational claim · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
MPNW began music therapy sessions at Centre 56, a domestic abuse charity in Liverpool.
We began some new work at Centre 56, a domestic abuse charity in Liverpool that supports families who have experienced abuse or who are in crisis. Our Music therapist provided Music therapy sessions for nursery aged children.
Service · Observational claim · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
MPNW provided music therapy services in nine schools across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales.
Over the course of the year MPNW provided a music therapy service in 9 schools across Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales and in 1 college. Contracts were of varying duration, but most were for a full academic year.
Service · Observational claim · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 4
MPNW's public benefit includes using music therapy to protect and promote good health.
The charity's objects, for the public benefit, are as follows: 1. The protection and promotion of good health, both physical and mental, by the therapeutic and specific use of music.
Service · Policy statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 3
MPNW reviews its aims, objectives, and activities annually to assess the success of key activities.
We review our aims, objectives, and activities every year. We look at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work during the year under review.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 3
Musicplace North-West uses music therapy to improve mental health and well-being for people of all ages.
The aims and objectives of MPNW are to use music therapy to bring improvements to mental health and well-being, for people of all ages and abilities, from pre-school age to the over-80s'.
Service · Policy statement · From Musicplace North-West Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 June 2025, page 3
The charity's advertising and marketing expenses decreased from £9,638 in 2024 to £5,010 in 2025.
Advertising and Marketing 5,010 9,638
Financial · Observational claim · From Head in the Game — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 May 2025, page 20