R￿￿tered charity nwnber: 1157016
Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable In¢orporated Organisation)
Financial Ststements
For the year ended 31 March 2024

Musie and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
CONTENTS
Page
Administrative infonnation
Report of the trustees
Indepen(knt examiner's report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
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Music and Theatre for All
(a Cbaritable Incorporated Organisation)
ADI￿[NISTRATIvE JThFORMATION
Trustees
The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Aikens (ChairnTan)
Alexander Arn]strong
Charlotte Ring
Jill Palliser
Claire Styles
Stephen Well
Charity ntmiber
1157016
Registered office
79 Algiers Road
London
SE13 7JD
Independent examiner
David Wheeler FCCA
Cheeld Wheeler & Co
Chartered Certified Accountants
' Redhill Chambers
2d High Street
Redhill
Surrey
RHI IRJ
Bankers
Barclays Bank UK plc
Market Place
Leicester
LE87 2BB

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR II NDED 31 MARCH 2024
Th¢ trustees present their report together with the independently ¢xamined financial statements for the
y¢ar ended 31 March 2024.
Music and Theatr¢ for All is a charitable incorporated OTganisation (CIO) registered with the Charity
Commission. Thc chatity nJ]mb&", principal addresses and details of professional advisors are included
in the administrative infonnation on page 2.
Constitution, objectives and Actlvities
Music and Theatre foi. All is constituted under a trust decd datcd 12 May 2014.
The charity's objects are, for the public benefiL to:
i. Advance the education of thc public in thc appreciation of music and theatre
2. Advance public aw&eness of and promots participation in music and theatre
Music and Theatr¢ for All have commissioned n¢w worK contributed to the fimding and production of
liv¢ conc¢its, developed projects and run workshops for sGhool childr¢n and senior ¢itiz¢ns, pr0dll￿d
film and audto recordings in line with its stated a2nLS and objectives.
The trustees confinn that they hav¢ r¢ferred to the Charity C(Immission's general guidance on public
benefit when r¢vi¢wing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the
grant making poliGy for the year. The t￿￿te¢S consider that the Trust's activities are for the benefit of
the publi¢ gen￿ally,
Organlsational structure
The cb&ity is nyanaged by the tnLSte¢s who are appointed by existing trust¢¢s.
All trustees receiv¢ an induction pack containing the charity's key documents and attend at least one
meeting a year. Tlll'oughout the year. thi$te¢s re￿1ve regular updates on th¢ activiti¢s of the charity,
Trnstees are also strongly encowaged to visit the projects themselves.
We started the year with 7 trnstees and welcomed two new board members, Ch￿'lOtte Rin8 and Jill
Palliser, in Autumn 2023. A truste¢ and executive team 'Away Day. in Octob¢r 2023, facilitated by
Susanna Eastbun4 provided an important opportiullty for team development. impl￿Ving governance.
and for id¢ntifying ciitical n]ileston¢s in ￿￿FA'S future. Lat¢ 2023 saw th¢ tenure of 3 invaIuable
trustees. Ali¢c Kecns-soper, Jessica May and Diana whitehea￿ come to a close, Open recruitrnellt for
new iTustees was Ulldeitakell in Spring 2024 which attracted llunwLOUS high-quality candidates.
Thomas Gutbrie. as artistic director. led the executiv¢ team in 23124. From Spring to Autumn 2023, wc
benefitted from the services of funthaiser Cl￿3 S￿]0￿ who worked with the teanL incIuding
fundraising and development Penny Jona& on numerous fundraising bids. Emma Harvey conlinu¢d to
providc key executive admin support throu8h the yca. bcfore handing ovcr to thc team in Spring 2024.
Kate Petty joined the team in Spiing 2023 to provide volunteet, sts'ategic communications support. The
Lewisham Crcative Choruslurban Opa'a team of associate director ViGky Olusanya and company
manager Miratida HunL continued to work with the artistic director to lead workshops and performances
alongside a growing numba of local r¢sid¢nts and creativ¢ prof¢ssionals.

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (cont'd)
Achievements and performanee
MTFA colltinued to make advanc￿ in all aspects of its work in 2023-2024.
The year started with two highty successful perforniart￿S of Stories We Tell Ourselves -
intaweaving of MTFA Lewis1￿ll Creative Chorus, newly (kviwl son8 cycle with Schubert's Die
schone Miillerin as part of our S¢hubert 200 projKt. The sellout perforn]ance at the state-of-therart
World Heart Beat Academy was liv¢stre8med and gained ¢xc¢llent r¢views. On the sam¢ night, the
production was brought to new audienc¢s in the heart of Lewisham at The Fellowship Inn.
During th¢ summer, Arts Council England collfirn￿d fimding f￿ the full perfoimance of the Lewisham
Urball Op¢r4 Our Street. This new phase of LUO started in Autumn 2023, providing continuity and
fiuth¢r development opportunities for the growing Lewisham Creative Chorus. Alongside developing
Our Stt'èet. LCC worked with the artistic team during the auiwnn to develop th¢ir second Christmas
Son& 'Change the Darkness to Light..
Autumn 2023 also saw a key milestone for the Schubert 209 project - the lavnch of Thom&8 Guthrie
attd Barokksolist¢ne'y Schubert Die schOn¢ Mllllerin album on .the Rubi¢on Classics label. This
included a sellout live-streame(L ￿FA event held at Balham Bowls Club, fraturing the s¢cond
peTfomrallce of LCC'S Stories We Tell Ourselves song ¢yol¢, which garn¢r¢d gr￿t reviews from
professionat ￿lti¢S and audienc¢s. An offiGial album launch ev¢nt was held atthe headquarters of Presto
Music in L¢amington Sp4 and the album itself was received with int￿￿￿tIonal a￿laIM and reached
No. 12 in the UK Classical Cbaits.
Meanwhile Hiv¢ discussions continu¢¢L with high lev¢1 m¢¢tin88 .with the Minister for the Arts Lord
Parkinson followed by one with the Shadow Ministsr for the Arts, Lillian Greenwood. in Westtninster.
Th¢ end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 also saw discussions regarding INITFA'S use and
development of the ¢ultUTal assets of The F¢llowship Inn continue with Phoenix Housing A&sociation
and the cwi'ent leaseholders, Home￿own Pubs Ltd.
In early Spring 2024, MTFA wer¢ chosen to take part in The Big Give's inaugural Arts for Impact week
to raise funds to support the perfornh￿e of Our Street. This la to a highly successful fimdraising
week at the end of March, where thanks to incredible efforts by LCC participants and teanL and
generous support for MTFA don(irs. £10,000 of match fundittg was unlocked and over £28,000 raised
in total. The week thinat¢d in a Gala evening ¢vent at Tbe Fellowship Inn, present¢d by MTFA
trustee Alexander ArnJstron& and featuring wfornJan¢¢s by LCC and Gwyn¢th Herbert.
composernibr¢ttist of Our Slreel.
Future plan8
MTFA continu¢s to work towards the first full perfomwice of Lewisbam's UrbaD OpeTa Our Street in
July 2024 at Catford's iconic Broadway Theatre, developing the legacy ofthis proje¢t by securing fimds
for thture projects for LCC. Future perforniances for our Schubert 200 project have been secure(L and
work will commen¢¢ to raise fimds for the next phase of this projecL Obtaining regular core fimding
ieinains a key priority to enable fvffFA to consolidate ￿'0￿th and look to the future, as w¢ enter the
10 anniVerS￿Y year of th¢ charity. Our annual ttustee 'away day. is planned for 9 ' Noveinber 2024.
to take place at the Fellowship Inn in B¢Ilingh￿ll.

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incoryorated Organisation)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEII S FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (eont'd)
FinAneRal reviejv
Total income for the year amounted to £131.466 (2023 - £121.606). The tsustees, chaTitable activities
of promoting and enhancing charitable work amO￿ted to £129.349 (2023 - £105.412). This results in
a wlus for the year of £2.117 (2023 - deficit of £16.194).
The tn￿te¢s, policy is to retain a Icvel of reserv￿ whidi will provide a stable base for its contilluing
activities while at the same time ensurlng that fimds are not accumulated.
Risk mAttageanent
Tke t[￿Ste¢S have assessedthe major risksto whicb t&¢ chatity is exposed allditiparticular those r¢lating
to the specific op¢rational areas of the charity and Ats finances. The tNstees believe that by ensuring
controls exist over key financial systems and by examinillg the operational and business risks faced by
th¢ charity. they have established effective systems to mitigate those risks.
Tn￿tee8
The following trnste¢s have h¢ld office dwing the year:
The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Aikens
Alice Kee]￿-s0p¢r- to 4 December 2023
TH
Jessica May- to 4 DeKember 2023
Jill Pallis¢r- gdppointed 4 tkc¢mb¢r 2023
th
Charfott¢ Ring - appointed 4 D¢¢ember 2023
Alexander Arn]strong
Paul Stsph¢n Weil
Claire styles

Musl¢ Ydnd Theatre for All
(a Chpdritable Incorporated Organisation)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (cont'd)
Trustee8' re8poDsiblllties In relatiott to the finAncl21 statements
The trustees are rcsponsibl¢ for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Account Standards (United Kingdom Gen¢rally
Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity law r¢quir¢s the trustees to prepare finallcial statements for financial period which gives a
true and fair view of the stats of affairs of th¢ charity and of the incomingTesources and application of
resourc￿. including the income and expenditure of the charAtsbl¢ organisation for that period. In
preparing these financial st&t¢ments. the trustees 8re required to".
Select suitablc accounting po]icies and then apply them consistently.
Observe the methods and principles in the Statement of Reconrnded Practice (Accouttting alld
Reporting by ChaTities - the Charities SORP).
Make judgements and estimates that are reaso]￿ble and prndent.
State whether applicable United Kingdom Accounting stand￿￿s hav¢ been followed subject to
any materi81 departures disclosed knd explained in the fm￿claI statements:
Prq)ar¢ th¢ financial statenmits on the going Gonc¢rn basis unless it is itiappropriat¢ to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
Th¢ trustees are responsibl¢ for ke¢ping piDper accounting records that ar¢ sllffi¢ient to show and
explain the charitabl¢ organisation's transactions and disclose with r¢asonabl¢ accuracy at any time the
financÉal position of the charitable organisation and to enable them to ensure that the fmancial
statements comply with th¢ Charities ACL They are also responsible for safeguarding the ass¢ts of the
harAtabl¢ company and hence for taknng r¢&80nable steps foi. the prevention and (letection of fraud attd
other nt￿ularlties.
The RL Hon. Sir Richard Aikens
Trustee

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I ieport to th¢ trustees OTr my examination of the a￿)UntS of Music and Theatr¢ for All ("the Trnst")
for the year ended 31 M￿Ch 2024 ou pages 7 to I l.
Responsibilitie$ And basis of report
As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
requireincnts of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").
I report in rcspect of my examination of the Trnst's accowits carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and in ￿rying out my <￿amination, I have followed all the applicable DiTections given by thc
Charity Con]mission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent ¢xamiDer's Statement
I have completed my e￿4M￿on. I confirni that no material matters hav¢ come to my attention in
connection with the ewamination which gives me Cau￿ to believe that in, any D]aterial respect:
th¢ acwunting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or
th¢ accounts did not accord with the a¢counting records. or
th¢ accounts did not wmply with the applicabl¢ requiiements con¢¢rning the fonn and content of
accounts s¢t out in the Charities (Accounts and R¢poits) Regulations 2008 oth¢r than any
Tequirement that the ￿CoUnts give a 'ttv¢ and fair, view which is not a nydtter consideird as part of
an independent examination.
I hav¢ no concerns and hav¢ come across no other matt¢TS in connection with the ¢xaminatioll to which
attention should be drawn ill this r¢port in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
LjL￿
David Wheeler FCCA
Date:
Indepffldent e￿iner
Cheeld Wheeler & Co
chart￿¢d Certified Accountants
Re(ll]ill charnb￿s
2d High Str¢¢t
Redhill
Suttey
RHII

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organlsation)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
2024
Total
fund8
2023
Total
funds
Unreslrieted
funds
Restricted
funds
Notej
Income
Donations and legacies
Grants re¢eivable
Ticket sales
9.186
44,553
13.946
57,992
1760
23,132
102,545
1760
59.373
61.263
970
Total income
131466
121606
Expenditure on
ChAiitable aetfvltiej
Dire¢t ¢osts
Support costs
Total expenditure
24,469
87,409
111,878
83,034
41,940
129 349
105 412
Net (expendithreyincome and net movement ift
funds for the ye*r
14,828
(11711)
1117
16,194
Brought forward l April 2023
(24.521)
50,692
26.171
9,977
Balanee Cydrtied fonvard v4t 31 MArch 2024
9ffj93
37,981
28,288
2&171
There are no recognised gains or losses Oth￿ than those passing through th¢ statement of fjnanGial
activiti¢4 which h&8 bcen prepar¢d on the basis that all operation5 arc continuing operations.
The notes on pages 10 to 13 form part ofthese financial statements.

Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Ineorporated Orginisation)
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 Trt4RCH 2024
2024
2023
Not
Current a&gets
Cash at bank and in hand
Totsl current assets
33,346
55,007
Creditors: xmounts falling du¢ Ivithin one year
5.058
28,836
Net current assets
28,288
Net a88ets
28,288
£2
The tsnds of the charity
Unreltrict¢d funds
RestriGt¢d fiwds
Total charity funds
(9,693)
(24,521)
50.692
£26 171
The notes on pages 10 to 13 fonn part of these financial stat¢m¢nts.
Appoved by the trustees for issue on
and signed on their behalf by:
The Rt. Hon. Sir Richard Aikens
Tn￿ce
ch￿￿ty registration numbo.: 1157016

Musie and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATETr￿NTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
l. Accounting policies
A summary of the principal accounting policies adopted. judgements and key sources of estimation
uncertainty in the pi'eparation of th¢ accounts ar¢ laid out below.
l. l Basis of preparation
These financial statem¢nts have bccn piepared for the year ended 31 Ma'ch 2024.
These financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised
at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant aGGounling policies below or the
notes to thesc accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accoidance with Accounting and Rcporting by Chariti¢s:
Statement of Rccon)mended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable ill the United Kingdom and R¢publiG of Ireland
(FRS 102) (Chariti¢s SORP FRS 102) th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in th¢ United
Kingdom alld Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Chaities knt 2011.
The charity constitutes a publiG benefit entity as d¢fiued by FRS 102.
Th¢ accounts ar¢ presented in sterling and are round¢d to the nearest pound.
1.2 crIti￿ aecounling estimates And area$ of judgement
Preparation of th¢ accounts requi￿$ the trustees and management to m8k¢ si8nifi¢ant judgements
aod estimates.
The items in the accounts where these judgements and estimatss have been made include:
Estirnating the liability foi. accrnals
1.3. knessmellt of going eon¢ern
The trustees have assessed wh'ether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in
preparing these accounts. The tNst¢es have made this assessment in respect of a period of one y¢ar
from the date of approval of these accounts.
Th¢ trustees have a reasonable ¢xp¢clation that the charity has adequate resourG¢s to coniinue in
operational existence for thc foreseeable future. Th¢ tharity therefore continues to adopt the going
concernknis in preparing its fmancial statemettts.
1.4 Income
Grants and donations receivable are accounted for as soon &g their amount 2nd receipt are
reasonably certain. Ill the c&8c of unsolicited donations, they are usually only accounted for when
received.
All other income is accounted for Ullder the accruals basis.
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Music and Theatre for All
(A Charitsble Incorporated Organiyation)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.5 Ei xpendituve
All expenditur¢ is accounted for on an acowls basis and has been classified und&. headings that
aggt¢gate all costs related to each catcgoiy.
Costs of generating funds ¢xp¢nditUTe is detailed at note 3. and comprise5 the costs associated with
ath'actin8 voluntary incomc and any fundraising events.
CharitsbIe expenditure is detailed in note 3, and comprises those costs incurred by the charity in
the delivety of its activities. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities
and those costs of all indirect nature to support thein.
1.6 Related party tran8action8
Th¢r¢ were no related pty transactions duTill8 the year.
1.7 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand r¢pr¢s¢nts such a¢Gounts and instnunents that are available on demand
or hav¢ a maturity of less than tbree months from the date of a¢quisitiOn,
1.8 Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised when theie is an obligation at th¢ balan¢¢ sh¢¢t dat¢ as a
result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of ¢Gonomic benefit WIIE b¢ rquiiEd in
s¢ttlem¢nt, and th¢ amount of the settlement can b¢ estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions
aTe recO￿lSed at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt, They have been
dis¢ount¢d to the present valu¢ of th¢ futhre cash payment wheir such discounting is iDaterial.
1.9 Accumulated funds
Unrestricted fimds ar¢ donations and other income receivabl¢ for the objects of the charity without
further specific conditions and are available as general fimds.
1.10 Taxation
Music and Theatre for All is a registered charity and theAefore is not liable to income tax or
coiporation tax derived from its charitsble activities. as it falls within the v￿louS exemptions
available to i'egistered charities.
2. Income
2024
2023
Donations and legacies
Grants receivable
Gift Aid
Oth¢r,
23.132
102.545
3,029
53.479
61263
5,894
970
131466
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Music and Theatre for All
(a Charitable Incorporated Oi'ganisation)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDKD 31 MARCH 2024
3 Total expendlture
Direet
C￿ts
Support
Costs
Total
2024
Total
2023
Ch&itable activities
111,878
17.471
129,349
105,412
2024
2023
Cbarltable activiti
Direct cost8
Grants paid
Personnel wsts
Creativ¢ and production costs
Funth?ising and promotion
25,406
32,244
30,330
23.878
111.878
25,738
28.062
83,034
Personnel costs ￿present f¢¢s paid to indiv1th￿[S who ar¢ engaged by the charity on a
fr¢¢laace basis.
Grants w¢r¢ paid to Th¢ W¢ll Seed Fun(l an oiBanisatioll whith has similar objectives to
Music and Theatre for All.
2024
2023
Support eosts
Bookkeeping and admin support
Examiner's f¢¢
Accountallcy
Insuranc¢
IT services
Sundry wenses
14.950
800
400
438
298
585
20,380
750
600
387
207
54
17.471
22,378
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Accrued exp¢ns¢s
Other creditors
2024
2023
5.058
14,099
14,737
28,836
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Music and Theatre foi. All
(a Charltable Incorporated Organiyatfion)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
5. Employees
Thc ch￿lty did not have any employees during the year (2022: nil). No t￿st¢¢ r￿e1Ved any
remun¢ration or was reimbursed any cxpcnses durjng the ye￿. or the previous y¢ar.
6 The thnds of the charity
Unr￿triCted
Restrieted
Total
2024
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors
(4,635)
5.058
37,981
33.346
5,058
28.288
37.981
Movement in funds
1.4.2023
Net
movement
31J.2024
Unr¢strict¢d funds
14,828
9.693
Restrict¢d funds..
SGhub¢rt 2000
Urban Opeia
Hive
'Global Giving Foundation
22.486
28,565
(359)
(12,373)
(1,109)
300
471
10.113
27.456
(59)
471
50,692
Totsl
2,117
28,288
Income
ExpendAture
Net
movement
Unrestricted funds
56,768
41.940
14,828
Restrlcted funds
Schubert 2000
Urban Op¢ra
Hive
Global Giving Foundation
10,770
37.751
300
25.877
(23,143)
(38,860)
(12.373)
(1.109)
300
471
(25,406)
74.698
87,409
Total
129,349
13