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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 NORDOFF & ROBBINS Nordoff-Robblns Musi¢Th•rapy ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forthe year ended 31 December 2024 Illllllllll •AE4Q7[￿• 14106r2025 COMPANIES HOUSE A11

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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Contents Reference and administrotive information.. Ruby's story.......................-..........-...................-........-.....-................................................. Strategic report................................-...-.-.....-.................................................................. Executive summary...................................................................................................... .. A message from our Choir of Trustees. Emma Bonks......... ..... A messoge from our CEO. Sandra Schembri....................................................... .....10 Stephen's story................................................. -12 Music theropy services-. Delivery....... .................................... ............... ............... ....13 Music therapy services: Educotion..........................................-......................-......-....17 Research...........................................................................................................................19 People ond culture...................-.....-.-...-.....-...-..-........-...-...-......-.........-.......-......-.......... 23 Structure. governonce ond monagement................................................................ 24 Finonciol review............................................................................................................. 25 Statement of trustees, responsibilities............................................ Independent auditor's report to the members of Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy .30 .29 Stotement of finoncial octivity... . Bolonce sheet.............. .34 .35 Stotement of cash flows......................-....................................................................... 36 Accounting policies and notes................................................................................... 37 Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 Board of Trustees Emma Banks Ichairl Lucy Noble Ivice Chair) Graham 8ell Jane Bryant Daniel Fethers Sophie Guest M8rcJalfrey OBE Karen Ann Josephides Mewyn Lyn CEO Sandra Schembri S¢Gretary Fraser Jopp StatutoryAuditor Crowe U.K. LLP. R+ Building. 2 Blagrav8 Street. Reading RG1 1AZ Bankers Coutt5 &Co. 440 Strand. LondonWC2R CQS Inveslmenl Advisors Investee. 30 Gresham Street. London EC2V 7QN Solicllors Bioadfielo Law UK LLP. One 6arthoiomew Close. London EC1A 78L Nordoff-Robbin$ Music Therapy-a company limited by guarantee {trading as Nordoff and Robblns) The address of the registered office is= 2 Lissenden Gardens. London. NW5 1 PQ Company number. 01514616 Registered Charity number 280960 Registered Charity in Scotland number SC048817 Nordoff-Robbins htlusic Theropy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 "Muslc thernpy saved my daughter's Ille" Ruby is 17 years old. She has an amazing sense of humour. and loves to bake, listen to music and play her bass. She is 81so autistic and has ADHD. and lives with a complexity of mental health issues. In 2022. life became unbearable for Ruby. And at only 14 years old. she was sectioned under the Mental Health Act due to suicide attempts. self-harm and unpredictable behaviour. She then spenl the next six months in a hospital 80 miles from home. Ruby found comfort in musie The hospital environment wa$ very unpredirtable. so Ruby found comfort listening to music with her earphones to help block out the sounds. She watched Eurovision. where previou5 winner Maneskin performed as part of the final. Ruby immediately connected with their bassist, and soon the love for a new band and their music took hold. It was clearthat music was having a positive effect on her. so her parents l)ought her a bass and she began to teach herself to play. After being discharged from hospital. life wasn't easy for Ruby. and She was still very unwell. The therapy offered to her didn't seem to be working and she also found it hard to trust those who were tryingto supporl her. She returned to hospital more than once due to continuing suicide attempts. And then came music ther8Py... Ruby's mum, Bev. refefred hefto music therapy with Nordoff and Robbins. She hadn't heard of music therapy before but Temembered an article her husband had sent her about our Carol Coneert and our music therapy Work. Bev met with one of our music therapists and explained that nothing seemed to be helping Ruby. Ruby began a weekly session with one of our music therapists. Jered. Music therapy provided her Nwth a safe space, free from the pressure of a clinical environment and supported by Jered. Ruby always wanted to go to music therapy and would leave the sessions calmer and happier. Music therapy helped Ruby start to bebeve in herself. Now. she continues to grow her skiiL5 on the bass, supported by 8 local recording studio who provide a space foryoune people to develop their musical 18lents. She's also working towards gaining an arts award and rehearses weekly in a band. The support and nurture that Ruby received in her music therapy sessions. her mum Bev says. was vital getting her to this point. .1 can honestly say hand on my heart that discovering Nordoff and Robbins helped save our beautiful girl from what looked like a very difficult fLrture. That's even rf she h8d a future." Bev, Ruby's mum Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 Ourvision To live in a world where through music therapy, people's true potential is realised regardless of disability. illness. or social exclusion. Ourmlssion We delNer music therapyto a range of clients across the UK. including some of the most vulnerable people in society- We meet the growng need for music therapy by training music therapists and making sure that their skills are not only maintained but developed. We research music-making and its potentialto inform howv4e can support our clients and people in challenging situations. Our purpose To break through barriers wilh the power of music. creating space for people to expres8 themselves and find connection in $o¢iety. Our ￿rategY 2019-2024 Our 2019-2024 strategy was made up of four goals. AU these goals underpinned our commitment io the people we Work ￿￿th. helping us reach more people with high quality music therapy. whether Ihrough raising funds. awareness or the number of music therapy sessions. Strategic goal Prowde high-quality rnusic therapy and increase the accessibility of our semces across the UK. Pertormance against our strategy We reached 16.979 peoplewith music therapy. 18% above our goal. We held 54.654 music therapy sessions, 6% belowtarget. We will reach 14.338 people with 58.184 music therapy sessions by 2024. Grow our overall income to É 9 million and inciease our fundraising income by 55% by 2024 to £6.25m. Overall income in 2024 was £6.Sm. This is 27% lower than our goal. follo￿ng a significant reduction during the Covid pandemic, but8 9% increase on 2023. Fundrai$ingin¢omewa$£4.3m. 32% below our goal, but up 10% on 2023. Awareness of the charity-. when asking if people have heard of Nordoff and Robbins has incre8sed from 10% to 12% overthe strategy. Position Nordoff and Robbins 8S the UK Charity known to change lives through music. Vlhen asked ifthey know 8 charity in music or the music therapy space. awareness increased from 1 % to 5% over the Strategy. Provide high-quality organi$ational support that empowers colleagues to flourish and enables the charrtyto succeed. There i$¢omprehensNe supportfor everyone vthojoins Nordoff and Robbins, from applying for a job to development in their role. We have a People and Culture team Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 focused on colleague wellbeing and career development. We are committed to providing continuous professional development ICPDI for roles, investing in both external support and intemal support. What's nexl? The state of the nation, in parts. is noihing short of 8 crisis. Waiting lists for young people with mental he81th challenges are at an all-time high. The numbers of people INing with dementia are increasing daily and support for children with autism or learning difficulties is becoming inadequate. With Millions of people impacted. we know music. as a medical intervention, can help. As we look tOW8rds our new strategyfrom 2025. through partnering Wilh organisations and working in the music for health and wellbeing ecosystem. we are committed to making mu51C therapy as accessible as possible, using music and creative health to improve people's health and wellbeing, working to integrate our work into the health and care pathways of those we Wofk wth. The transformational power of music therapy C8n inspire tears. joy, and moments of transcendent human connection. To achieve this. we need to bring so much more than music. To each unique encounter between a music therapist and the person they serve. we bring humanity, deep academic sludy. years of professional practice. vulnerability. courage. sensitivity, a determination to reach people who are isolated and in need, continuous learning, creative thinking, improvisation. compassion, visionary supporters. and. yes, music. To do allofthis. and to reach many more people. we need the SUPPQrt of people whovalue music and whovalue humanty. Quite simply. havingmore musictherapists mean5 we can help more people sooner, and genuinelychange more knves. Providing musictherapy In 2024, we delivered 11% more sessions than in 2023 and ¥wrked wth approximately 10% more people th8n we did in 2023. We worked in partnership wth 391 organisations such as schools and cafe homes. compared to 389 the year before. This was helped by the growth of our nationalteam of music therapists through our Graduate Employment Scheme. This means by the end of our strategy: We surpassed our g0810l people reached with music therapy by 18% w0￿1ng with almost 17.000 across the UK We were 6% short of our target for rnusic therapy sessions 91% of clients. or people who know our clients surveyed said that music therapy improved their quatity of lrfe. Training the music therapists of tomorrow and researchinEthe impact of muslc We saw 12 London-based students graduate from the training programme. Two ol these graduates joined our Graduate Employment Scheme. delrvering music therapy across London. In S8Ptember. we welcomed a new cohort of 14 students in London lalongside our existing Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Manchester and Newc8Stle studentswho have mmd to the third and final part of their training). In our Pho programme, two further students ar8 currently completing their doctoral studies and will be examined in 2025. It was the first full year with our team of dedicated researchers. who worked closely with our therapists and students. re-invigorating our research activities including a dementia research project. This project fo¢uses on understanding the'ripple effect. in care homes. The'ripple effect, is the ide8 that music therapy ripples out to reach and impact people who are not directly involved in the music therapy sessions, and this research project will look at ways music therapy affects the people an¢ environments surrounding it. It will take place over 12 months a¢ro$s three sites in London and Manchester. Putting it inio practice Of our 155 Colleagues, 104 are music therapists providing thousands of music ther8py sessions aero$s the nation. We simplywould not be able to do OUT work and reach the thousands of people each year without our music therapists or allthe other colleagues helping to pul this into practice. Fundraisingto transforni lives Fundraising income increased from 2023. tot811ing £4.3 million, an increase of 10%. It's a tOU8h climate to fundraise in with many factors such as the cost of living crisis. Even in this cLim8te. there w8s much to celebrate as we launched our first ever Northern Music Awards, raising awareness and funds in the North of England. as weil as raising over £800,000 from the 02 Silver Clefs. We also saw our first ever major donor eveni and the launch ol our Legocy programme. We cannot thank all our supporters and donors enough for helping vs to raise this much money. Averyspecialthankyou to 8RITTrust, PizzaExpress. ASM Global. 02. Wasserman Music and The Card Factory. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 An honour to be part of this Charity It is a massNe honour to be chair of Nordoff and Robbins. l am very excited and honoured to have been entrusted wilh this important role. l am looking foThYard to being able to continue all the great work that has gone before me. but l am well aware of the challenge that lies ahead of us. I firstlywant to thank our outgoing Chair. David Munns. The growth this Charity has gone through under his guidance over 13 years has been phenomen81. and I want to personally thank him for his counsel. l also want to thank Neil Warnock. who stepped down from the board Lastyear but iemains a close friend to the Charity. Ambitions to grow I mentioned 8bove about not underestimating the challenge. That is because of our ambition to growNordofl and Robbins with a focus onworkingwith thewider music communityand ecosystem to develop music therapy as a practice across the UK. allwhilst facing difficult conditions for fundraising. This is why we must maintain ourfo¢us on Creating financial stability. which will be a key focus for the next five years. Atough year 2024 remained a tough year for Nordoff and Robbins. It cost us £8.5m to run the Charity. Musi therapy income was £2.1 m. and lundraising income was £4.3m. so we have a clearfunding gap. thatwe need to solve. which is whywe need more supportthan ever. Weare addressingthis th the implementation of a new income generation strategy that builds on the support of our current generous donors. There are so many positNes. the impact we continue to have each day on people is phenomenal. In the last twelve months. we reached more people with music therapy than any year before that. which is quite an achievement. As demand lor music therapy increases. we willwork tirelessly to increase our annual reach byworking with other organisations in the ecosystem. We must make sure that music therapy is at the heart of deeision-m8king for health and wellbeing, and we will add our voice WhereVerV￿ can. Thank you to everyone involved Thank you to the 808rd, who have so effortlesslywelcomed me to my new position and given expert advice as we rewewed our previous strate8y and looked to the next vision- Lucy Noble. MaTC laffrey. MeTWyn Lyn. Sophie Guest. Graham Bell. Karen Ann Josephides. Jane Bryont. and Daniel Fethers. who we welcomed in 2024. 1 look forward to working wth you all into 2025 and beyond. For those supporters who already give so much, we thank you. To those who organise and Chair Ouf key fundraising events. I salute you.. Carl Leighton-Pope. Jake Leighton-pope. Chris Wright. Joe Munns. who hastaken overeh8iringthe 02SilverClefAwards. Rebecca Kane Burton, Andrew Wilkinson. Richard Griffiths. Donald MacLeod OBE. Geoff Shreeves, Toby Leighton- Pope. Dan Chalmers. Tom Schroeder, Chris Hawkins. John Giddings. andvictoi Ubogu-we cannot do this without you. Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 To the many Trusts and Foundations that chose to support ourwork. including BRITTru$t. G8rtield Weston Foun(J8tion. People's Postcode Lottery, Fidelity UK, an¢J many others. thank you. We held our first major donor event with great success and will continue to develop this area of supportfor us. Thankyou to everyonewhoioined us. and I hopeto see manynewfacesat our events moving forward. Fin811y, th8nkyou to every music therapist, the Education team and io everyone who h8$ trained with Nordofl and Robbins. You make it possible for us to reach the thousands of people helped through music each year. You are centralto the next five years and beyond as you bring the magic ot music therapyto so many. Our strategy is bold. our mission remains at our core. l am excited to see this play out over the next fewyears. and l am excited to see who joins us on ourjourney. Ifyou want to be involved in creating a positive impact through music. however big or small, please reach out to me. Ernma Banks, Chair of Trust¢e$ Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 "I can honestlysay hand on myheart that discovefingNordoff and Robbins helped save our beautrfuigirl fmm whatlooked like a verydrfficultfuture. Th8Ys even if she had a future." Bev. Ruby's mum "An avalanche" is howthe NHS is reportingthegrowngdemand forautism and ADHD services. which, with their best intentions. they are clearly struggling to meet. Currently. one in 100 children in the UK have a diagnosis of autism. But what of the experience of the people. families and children behind those numbers? Bev and Ruby arejust one familywalking through this experience that we have been able to support. We know. through alrnosl 70 years of deep academic study and practice, vthat works in music thefapy lo support children and adults within a wide fange of conditions and life-limiting illnesses. Our work can create a ¢haiTr Teaction as well as improve quality of life, allowing people to do mole than just survive. Listening to inlorm our new strategy Radical listening is at the heart of what our therapists do. We took significant time Listening'on the ground, to help shape our 2025-2030 strategy. Millions of people could r)enefit from music therapy, but we c8n't reach them on ourown. This iswhywewillgrowand develop our ecosystem beyondjust Nordoff and Robbins UK. Vlewilldothis by: Developtng a sustainable ecosystem of music therapists and quality seThices for future generations Ensuringwe have 8 robust 8nd dNerse pipeline of our Master of Music Therapy IMMT) students GrO￿ngthe fflusic therapy ecosystem without grOv￿ng our organisational size Investing in musicaltraining informed bythe'Nordoff Robtsins 8pproach' lor teachers. c8rer5 and parents Offering musical quality assurance programmes for music interventions in our healthcare systems Using our influence in. and adding to. conversations within music and health policy spaces Our focu$ for 2025 As well as growing our eeosystem. we need to ensure financial sustainability and focus on our quality and depth of work. whilst increasing irnpa¢t for our clients. Thi5 is why we are taking a systems approach to this chall8ng8 of increasing impact without increasing infrastructure. We will need to test, learn and embed the learnings io help us achieve our strategic ambitions. We can't do this alone either- this will all be in co118boration with our incredible supporters. partner organisations and more. I thank you all in advan¢e for thi$ vffjrk. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 10

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Mythankyous To David Munns who chaired this charity for manyyears. and who I had the pleasure ofworking with through all my time here. During his tenure, we have moved from workingwith 100's of people to 17.000 a year. Every single one of these people has a story. There are 8 lot of people having a better quality of life because of his focus. We are thankful that Prof. Simon Proctor remains a friend to the Charity and continues to support our PhD programrne. as well as being an advisor of our research. Thankyou to every single Nordoff and Robbins music therapist. working at the sharpest end of need. heipingto show another way of support is possible ihat honouts all of a person. I'll leave ihe last words to Ruby's Mum "Music s8ved ourdaughter* tife". SJndra Schembri, CEO Nordoff-Robbins hAusic Therapy 11

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 310ecember 2024 -I've neverknown anyona who needs musl¢ Ilke Stephen needs It. ftnourl$he$ hlm. It boen the mo$tlmportant thing forhim-Deborah. Stephen's wife When Stephen was a child. he was a refvgee from Poland during the Second World War. This trauma has impacted his life, making it difficult for him to express his emotions and to let others know when he w8S Struggling. Stephen went on to become a psychologist. lecturing at unive¥sities and writing academic articles. Today. he's Livingwith advanced dementia in a care home in North London. Living with dementia affects how Stephen engages with people and the world around him. Speech and conversation have become difficult for him. which ean make it hard for him to inter8Ct wilh staff, other residents. his family and othervisitors. He often cries when he is emotional but is unable to verbally express how he's feeling. Whenwords are hard. music speaks Music. particularly classical music, has been important to Stephen throughout his lrfe. He began sessions wth music therapist Kate. and he was engaged from the beginning. Music seems to offer Stephen a wayto interaet that's more diiect and less stressful than eonvers8tion. Through music, he can be fully present with another person as Ihey share an experience. He reacts physically, by using lots of gestures. during his sessions with Kate. Kate is a prof85sional HCPC music therapist who is expertly trained to tune into people's responses and understand the meaning of these deeper interactions in their lives. Music gives Stephen a space to connect. and a rare opportunity to take the lead In music therapy sessions, Stephen exercises his agency. Oftèn. he begins by gesturing to the music played by Kate, his rnovements clearly related to the music. As Stephen changes the speed of his gestures. Kate adapts the music to rnatch. as though he's conducting. He seems to be aware of his impact. as the smallest changes he makes wtth his hands impact the.music. And this music provides Siephen with a space to connect. He interacts closely with musi¢ ther8PlSt Kate, and that helps them to create a sense of shared companionship. Mu¥1¢ therapy and dementi• Music therapy plays a wtal role in e8sing the anxiety of people wilh dementia. reducing thelr isolation and helping them retain and re-experience their sense of identity. As dementia progresses. people fetain their capacity to respond to an(J become engaged in music even as the brain deteriorates. With nearly 1 miLlion people Living with dementia. music therapy is a proven intervention that can help. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 12

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 In 2024weworked wth: 391 partner organisations Y￿rked with. In 2023 we worked Y￿th 389. 16,979 people reached￿th ourmuslcthe￿py. This is an increase of 23% on 2023 54.654 music therapy sessions were held. This is an 11% increase on 2023. 155 colle88ues in the Nortjoff and Robbins v￿rk10rCe. of which 104 are music therapists 167% of our workforce). However, we made improvements in our data collection methods during 2024 and now our data is more accurate. The real increase in the number of people we work with from 2023 to 2024 was approximately 10%. This increase in delNery is due to the impact of 23 graduate therapists who were recruited through our Graduate Employment Scheme in September 2023 and who continued to work with people throughout 2024. At the end of 2024 we were delivering the equivalent of 325 days of music therapy per week across the UK. including music therapy delwered by students on plaeement through our Master ofMusicTherapytrainingprogramme. This is an 8% decrease compared to 2023 due to 8 12% reduction in the numbers of our national therapyteam during 2024. as therapists leaving the organisation through changes in personal circumstances were not replaced. What our cllents say In 2024 we carried out 39 evaluations ot our services in partner organisations around the ountry. Questionnaires about the impact of our $ervi¢e$ were sent to clients as weLi as family member5. carers and staff who support them. 92% of people said that we improved their quality of life 92% of people said that we improved the quality of their communicatM)n and re18tionships 97% of people said we had a positive impact on the whole organisation 91 % of people v￿uL￿ recommend our work to others Provlding quallty muslc therapy We believe that the highest quality interventions and support (music therapy) should be available to the people who stand to benefit from it most due to their (Jisafjility, con¢Jition or life circumstance. Through our decades ot practice. research and evidence. we know the many benefits music therapy bring$ to people's health and well-being. We are working hard to overcome the various barriers Igeographlcal, Indlvidual ¢onditionl¢ircumstance and financiall Put in plaee that stop people from accessing musie therapy. We are continually investing in the quality assurance of our work. deepening practice and evolving our understanding through research and making this available to our clients. Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy 13

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 G¢oqraphi¢al In 2024 we set up new services across the UK including services in areas where there is currently limited music therapy provision such as West Scotland. Tyneside and SouthW81es. Examples of new projects undenvay: An additional needs unrt in a Glasgow school A youth justice service in Newcastle A dementia care home in Salisbury A neuropsychiatry hospf(al w￿ld in South Wales Individual ¢onditionlcircumstance: Oui thefapists are trained to adapt their Service for the people they VA)rk with. who are amongst those with the greatest challenges in terms of social isolation and communication. Working with 3taff in the organisations we partnerwith is a core element in our approach. Their expertise in supporting those who are hardest to reach is es5ent181 in building sustainable and effective music therapy services. An example of this comes from our partnership with Scottish chaiity St Joseph's. which provides care and support services for adults with a learning disability. An activitie$ ¢oordinatorat St Joseph's cornmented: ..seeing the profoundimpactmusic therapyhas had on the people we support has been an incredible journey. The connecrions Ouilt through the use of music. between the Therapists and the service users. has opened up pathways of communication 8nd has enriched their lives andpromoted inclusion. We would like to thank Nordoff and Robbins f0rtheir8mazing￿)rk.- Our commitment io meeting the needs of people and places means that our services can look different in the places we work. from hospitals and hospices io community drop-in centres and schools. Wherever we work. we aciively seek out people who Could benefrt most from music'$ help. For example, at St. Andrew's Hospice in Lincolnshire. our music therapist works with adults and hildren living with a variety of life-limiting illnesses and conditions. Here is a quote from a child's parent vdho is having music therapy. "Being non-verbal, totallyblindand ￿￿eelchaIr-&QundpUts so manyhurdles and restrictions in myd8ughter's dayto daypath. Herphysical bodyhas enduredso much pain over so rnanyyea￿ andhercerebfal palsyme8ns hef use ofherlimbs severely restricted ornon-existent, btrt all of the 8bove goes outofthe Mndowwhen you witness herp8rticip8tion in music tt>ef8pysessions.. .Itis trulyhe8rtW8rming to see the genuine connection she has to the music and the [therapistJ as theyshare somethingso rare so genuine. so vulnerable yetso strong.- Graduate Employment Scheme 2024 saw our education and delivery teams coniinuing to work together to develop opportunities for the graduates from our Master of Music Therapy training programme to join our Graduote Employment Scheme IGESI. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 14

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 During the first four months of the year, the graduates from our Newcastle and Manchester training programmes recruited through GES 2023 completed their probation period and became fully integrated into the regional teams. We were incfediblyfortunate to receive funding towards this graduate intake from Garfield Weston and Fidelity- The graduate intake in September 2024 was limited to two music therapists from our London training programme forfinancial reasons. They are delivering between them a total of six days of music therapy per week around Greater London in hospital oncology units and in schools for children wth special educational needs. Music Ihorapy delivery- people 8nd pia¢e$ we worked wlth durlng 2024 Over the year we worked in partnership with 391 oryanisations rangingtrom schools. care homes. hospitals. hospices. secure mental health units and brain injury units. Most partnerships from 2023 continued into 2024. but 121 ended during the year. Although this was nearly double the number in 2023. we still increased levels of our delivery. and it was a number that we expected. This was because of ihe current economic situation and the majority no longer being able to afford our subsidised semce charge. None of the organisations said they stopped because ol dissatisfaction. The chart below shows the distribution across regions of the UK for the people we worked with in 2024, compared to 2023. Although the number was greaier, the distribution of the work between the different regions and our MMT training programme remained similar. Chart: Clients by region 2024 5￿thWa11S, 14 ijx Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 15

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Chart: Clients by region 2023 The charts below show th8t the proportions of ourworkwith clients across different settings remained simTrlar befv•een 2023 and 2024 as Y￿ continued focusing on groups who face the greatest communication challenges and social isolation. Chart: Distribution of $ervice$ bytype of setting ai ihe end of 20241%) 14% Hgspllal&6% Learniry dlsati4ity settlAy ladtsltsl. YA Ileyrtrrth•btentr*s. s% Chart: Distribution of s•Thi¢es bytypo of $8ttingat tho end of 2023 {%) Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 16

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 4% J% Le•rnin8 dis•b.Ihty settlnp la&JFts> $6% Dementh ¢are 6% Supporting and nurturing high quality music thefapy delivery We have an ongoing cornmitment and proactive approach to safeguarding and risk management to make sure there is safe praetice in all ourwork. whieh t8kes place in a very wide range of settings. Our processes include learning from all reports of accidents and near misse$. 88 well as from safe8LJarding concerns which are raised. This makes sure we can continually refine arid adapt our processes to support high-quality muslc therapy delivery. We also run a quality assurance programme for our music therapists. consisting of supervision, workplace visits and continuing professional development events as weLL as ongoing daily quality SUPPOrt. Lookingahead We will be focusing on testiTrg new approaches to income generation to ensure the long-term sustainability of our high-quatity services. strengthening the pipelines of funded pilot projects and reviewng how our modified GTrduaie Employment Scheme can best supportthewider ecosystem of music therapy beyond the services we provide directly thioughout national ieam of therapists. Ever since Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins started eollaborating to develop their approach 10 music therapy, training and education have been at the heart of what we do. We've been training musicians to woik as music therapists since 1974, 8nd 2024 marked the W year since the first ever programme run by Paul Nordott and Clive Robbins at the Goldie Leigh hospital. London. Since this time. the programme changed and developed- from a Postgraduate Diploma from 1984. to a Master of Music Therapy degfee in 1995. From 2008-11 we ran a second part-time Masters programme in Manchester IMA in CommunityMusicTherapyl which was ￿Siructured to form the programme thatwe knowtoday= Master of Music Therapy INordoff-Robbin$l'. Music, Health. Society IMMT) which was devised to be delivered in parallel at multiple training sites which are currently housed in London. Manehester lat the Royal Northem College of Music) and Newcastle. The current programme descriptor Imvsic. Health. Society) reflects our commitment to equality, dNersity and social actiwsm. developing students. critical stance towards the evolving nature of health and social Care. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 17

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 Many of our graduate$ have gone on to establish music therapy in areas across the UK and have been pioneers of music therapy in other countries. The training sees itself both as part of the wider UK music therapy community and as part of the worldwide Nordoff Robbins f8mily, sharing its self-generaiing training materials to support training initiatives. In 2024 our 12 London-based students graduated from the training programme. Two joined our Graduate Employment Scheme and are now w40rkingfor Nordofl and Robbins, delivering music therapy8cross London. In September. we welcomed a cohort of 14 students in London lalongside our existing Manchester and Newcastle students who have moved to the third and final part of their training). We continued to extend opportunities lor Students to leam from speakers with experience of living with particular diagnoses. caring for family members of friends. or immersion in particular musical scenes or genres. In addition. we continue our work in enguringihat the curriculum invites students to question their assumpiions, biases and privileges in the context of power and diversity. which Can often be overlooked in the profession of music therapy, therapy more dely. rnusiG education. or in health and social care. We have been developing our links with other training institutions as p8rt of our development of 'inter-professional' learning la requirement ot the HCPC Standards of Education and Training and Standards of Profieieneyl. Our students are coiLaborating with Speech and Language students at Newcastle University to develop a day of exchange in early 2025. We continue to exchange with the art therapy students at Goldsmiths Unrversity. In October. our longstanding Director of Music Services (Education, Research and Public Affairsl- Or Simon Procter- left the organisation. Simon {alongside Prof Gary Ansdell, the Prograrnme Convenorof Nordoff and Robbins PhD programmel was responsible fordeveloping the training programme as it is today and has been instrumental in current critical thinking around music. health and socialjustice. He continues as an associate for Nordoff and Robbin$ as an organisation and PhD supervisor. Highlights of 2024 include: Our latest Health and Care Professionals Council {HCPCI auditwas sucCes￿Ul, meaningthat the training programme has been approved for a further two years. We held our graduation ceremony ai our Lon¢Jon centre for ihe first time since Covid-19 where we celebrated our students, achievements alongwith guests from Goldsmiths University of London. Some of our London-based students travelled to Poland in Mayas as part of our renewed exchange with the Szymanowskn" Academy of Music in Katowice. where they P8rtICiP8ted in an international ¢onference on-Breath. Music and Music Theiapy", in which Or Simon Procter was a keynote speaker. This follow￿d a visit by Polish students to the MMT programme at the London Centre in March where ￿udentS collaborated in sharing work and thinking together. The music iherapyworkof one of ourstudentplacements in a care home inthe North of England ha8 been recognised as a significant contributor to the nomination of the horne in the Adult Social CarelQuality in Care Awards. The c8re home has reachett the finals with the award ceremony in January 2025. Another student has had their y￿1rk featured in the local press. raising the profile of music therapy in this area. One of our London students has been one of a few trainee music ther8PlSts across different training programmes selected to represent muslc therapy students in a film being put together by the NHS England Commi$sion and the British Association of Arts Therapies. This is part of an ambitious project which WILI focus on awareness of Arts Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 18

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Therapies. co-designing modern and inciusNe curricuLa and dtr4eloping career ne￿orkS for the fuiure. Followingthe success ofthe summer school. the MMTProgramme Convenor has been in discussions with music therapists in the Netherlands with a pian to deliver a number of trainingy￿rkShops to their federation in 2026. The team have conlinued to collaborate with other music hubs in the UK to deliver bespoke training sessions to educators. PhD prograrnme Our $ix-year, part-time PhD programme offers opportunities for experienced practitioners from music therapy and related areas of work lineluding community musiel to develop hands-on research expertise whilst developing a better understanding of the work they are in. Two further students are currently completing their doctoral studies and will be examined in 2025. In 2024the programmeadmitted a newstudentwhotr8ined in the Nordoff and Robbins 2019-2021 cohort. They are currently based in Scotland and wiLi be researchingthe area of reterral processes in music therapy. Educalion and public engagernent In 2024 we held our annual Summer School in London which was fully subscribed. This is a four- day forum for music therapists from all overthe world. offering a Chance io explore how the 'Nordoff Robbins approach, and ethos can help inform their practice. We welcomed 12 music therapists from 10 dittefent countries. inclu¢Jing China. Poland. Italy. Greece. Germany. Netherlands, Canada. Ausiralia. Israel an(J the UK. Feedback trom our attendees included: "Ip8rticu18rlyenjoyed thegoodarmosphere ofpredisposition 8nd warmth of the acher5 andp8rtiCiP8nts. The leebngwas thatwe were 811 there to learn coopetstively and enrich ourselves.- "An inC￿alb{e experience" -The feeling ofcomfortandhonestyw8s veryspeci818nd re811yallowed to make an incredible learning pJperience." "I nowh8ve a betterunderstandingof the keyprinciples and ways to integrate this 8pproach in mywork" "l enjoyed the hands-t)n music makin& informationalpresentations andgroup discussions- It was the first full year with ourteam of dedicated researchers, who worked closely with our music therapists and music therapy students. reinvigorating our in-house research activities and providing rich insights and research into fflusic therapy. In 2024. the following research aclwities took place: A dementia research project around the'ripple effect. of music therapy was submitted to the research elhics committee, and we plan to start data collection in early 2025. We presented our work discussing participatory methods for dementia research at the Thriving Together Symposium at Sheffield University. We supported our 12 MMT students to carry out their ovffl research projects as part of the training. At least one graduate is now submitting theirwork to a peer-reviewed journ81. Colleagues from Nordoff and Robbins presented vw)rk atthe 2024 BAMT conference. Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy 19

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 A member of the research team presented a paper on culturally appropriate approaches to music and healthcare practices at the IMPACT Conference.. Reftecr + Respond with Cartwheel Arts and was part of 8 panel with creati￿ Manchester. Fundraising a¢ti¥itie$ and p¢rfornian¢o We are grateful to our committed supporters. donors. and volunteers fortheir support in 2024. particularly in the face of continued extem81 challenges such as the Cost-of-￿"v1ng Crisis. With their dedication. £4.3m Nvas raised which has alloNNed more people to benefit from the tronsformative power of music therapy. Charity Partner$hlps In 2024, our portlolio continued to grow alongside existing dedicated panners such as CM, 02. Proper Music. Raymond Weil. Tysers LNe and many more. We are so g￿tefUIt0 every company that supports us. helping us to reach more people through music and to spread awareness. Hightights include: Music Mudder-. This music-inspired endurance evenl is organised in collaboration with Wasserman Music. 2024 marked its tourth year and achieved record-breaking fundraising. raising over £76.000. PizzaExpress: Both Pizz8Express and Pizza&¥press LFve continued to support us with a 25p donation from every Padana pizza sold. as well as sponsoring our events. ASM GiobaL' Launched a month of gNing across all UKvenues in ASM Global's portlolio and they continued to supportthrough sponsorship of the 02 Silver Clef Awards and the Northern MusicAwards. Card Factory: We collaborated wtth Card Factory and East 17's Tony Mortimer, on the release of 8 Stay Another Day Christmas card. 25p from the sale of every c8rd w8S donated to Nordoff and Robbins. Ruark Audlo: Ruark Audio produced a Nordoff and Robbins branded limited edition Ruark R1 Mk4 radio. Over 1,000 radios were sold with 10% of each sale donated to Nordoff and Robbins. raising over £11.000. Other highlights include The Heavy Metal Truants raising ¢)ver £48,000 during their annual bike ride from Alexandra Palace to Download Festival and our fantastic LoT￿On Marathon runners r8ising over £25.000, the most raised to date. Employees at Audio Technology company. Linn. raised over £1,000 tywalking over 200km in December. Oth8r fundraising highlights Our community fundraisers shared the power of music throughout the yearwith highlights from Ver Player's ukulele group raising É4.000 through community performances, Bfadfield College who raised over £7.700 attheir annual school concert. the Pure Garage Christmas Charity Ball raised over £1.100 and the Tongue and Groove Choir who raised over £2.200 wilh vafiOUS performances acr05S the year. In Septernbef, we launched a legacy giving programme alongside Farewill. offering supporters free will service. We also saw a significani $100.000 legacy gift separate to the Farewill offer. Artist engagement We're lucky to work with so manygreat artists. musicians end celebrities. who all help share our work and raise moneyforus. from receivingawards to campaigns and pertormances. We have been defining our ambassador strategy moving foThvard to help gr¢)w our income and raise more Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 20

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 awareness. We have announced long-time supporter Mark King from Level 42 8s our tirst ambassador and are workingwth him to support our direction oftravel. Ourwork in 2024 included workingwth artists on public fundraisers to raffie'money can't buy. prizes, such as the sale of Mark Knopfler's guitar that ra15ed an incredible £28.000. We have also continued our relationship wth Soundwaves Art Foundation, a brand that collaborates with iconic musicians to create original pieces of art. which raised over £35.000. Events As our biggest proportion of lundraising income. ements are vttalfor us in providing music therapyand supportingour mission. We'reso gratefulto everyonevtho has sponsored an event. bought a ticket. sat on a committee or put on an'in aid of. event for us. We launched the first ever Northern Music Awards INMAS) in Manchester. Ythich was 8 night celebrating the music industry and artists from the North. Open to the publi¢. guests enjoyed live performances from the likes of Liam Fray Icourteenersl. Engkn'sh Teacher, The K's and Lisa Stansfield. as well as watching winners collect their awards. We were thrilled that the Race Day. Golf Day. Wine Dinner and 02 Silver Clef Awards 811 outpeiformed expectations. Our Nagship event. the 02 Silver Clef Award5 another great success with the show being delivered with a new format and the pledge alone raising a record total of over £140,000. With thanks to our continued sponsor. 02. our award winners were ACIDC. blur. Cat Burns. Chaka Khan. Ezra Collective, Jacob Couier, Jessie Ware, Loyte Carner. Mark Knopfler. Texas. The 1975 and Young Fathers. We ended the year with the Carol Service in December. which saw a refreshed format hosted by Angle Greaves, along with Carrie and Dawd Grant. Guests enjoyed magical musical perlormances from Jamie Cullum, Lemar antj East 17's Tony Mortimer. as well as readings from Jemma Redgrave andTinea Taylor. We were supported once again by ourthird-party eMEnts {events organised by others in support of Nordoff and Robbins), including.. Legends of Rugby Dinner- Honouring Sarah Hunter CBE, and in tribute to the late Paul Rendall Go-Karting Event at Tottenham Hotspurs stadium. raising £55.(M)O Legends ol Fooiball.. Honouring Fara Williams MBE ano Wayne Rooney Music IndustryTrusts Award.. Honouringjason Iley M8E The S¢otti$h Mu$icAwords: The stsr-studded eveningeelebrated both musical legends and the rising stars of Scotland Tru￿$ and foundations We are grateful for 811 donations from Trusts 8nd Foundations that support a wide range of our projects and services aeross the UK. Their generous support and partnership have helped enormously over the Lastyear. Our heartfelt thanks also go to= The BRITTrust Garfield Weston Foundation Fidelity Foundation The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation Thewoosnam Foundation The George Michael Fund Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 21

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 Sonymusie Entertainment UK City Bridge Trust. the funding arm of The City of LorKlon Corporation's charity. Bridge House Estates Peier Sowerby FOundat￿n Celebrating 35 years of our incredibl¢ partnershlpwith The BRITTrust We'd like to give a speci81 mention to the 8RifTrust 8s 2024 m8rked an incredible 35years of our partnership. Established in 1989 with the help of British record labels and the British Phonographic Industry IBPII. The BRIT Trust has become one of our most valued supporters. Since our partnership began. £9.2m has been donated. which has helped us to delivef over 250.000 music therapy sessions, transtomiing the lives of almost 11)O,000 vulnerable children and adults. Folltiwingtheir creation. a histori¢ concert at Knebworth House in 1990 featuring that year's 02 Silver Clef Award winners was set up forthe benefit of the 8RITTnJst. The concert featured unforgettable performances from some of the world's biggest artists including Elton John. Paul Mccartneyand Ericclapton and has become an importantjuncture in ourshared history. The proceeds of this event went on to fund the Nordoff and Robbins London Music Therapy Centre. as well as the establishment of the world-famous BRIT School in Croydon. The unwavering commitment from the BRITTrust has had an incredible impact on people across the Country and we look forward to continuing to work together. Fundraising policy and procedures Our unfestricted fun(Jraising approach focuses on events. Corporate partners. community fundraising groups. challenges such as the London Marathon. public fundraising and in 2024. we launchèd a legacy programme. Restricted fundraising is primarily Trust and Foundations. We aim to maintain the trust of supporters and undertake allfundraising activities with transparency and with a focus on building and maintaining long term relationships. We are regisiered with the Fundraising Regulator and have eornmitted to follow the Code ol Fundraising Practice. This includes sharing knowledge and best practice with third party organisers and adhering to an Ethical Fundraising Policy. All charity events are either owned ty Nordoff and Robbins. or run with a third party organisation as an'in aid of, event, all of whom have the support of the Fundraising team. We do not undertake ony door to door or on street fundraising. However. public participation is key to many of our fundraising activities. Community groups that fundraise for the charity are sent a fundraising pack that includes guidelines and reEulaiions and have a dedicated point of coni8Ct at the charity who is on han¢J to monitor and support theii activities. We promote the purchase of tickets to the Northern Music Awards and Carols Service. share appeal fundraising asks with supporters and work ¥Mth corporate partners to promote optional donations. most namelywith Ticketmaster and Legends and ASM Global. We are proud to share the impact of such participation wth supporters on a regular basis. This year we have worked with corporate partners on cornmercial participation ventures. Ruark Audio. PizzaExpress and Two Tribes Brewery have all included a donation mechanie on their products and all have commercial participation agreements in place that are monitored throughout the activity. We work to a strict data and privacy policies. making use of our CRM to capture data securely. A dedicated Head of Data miews data regularly to ensure that the policies are 8dhered to. There were no formal complaints logged around our fundraising activity in 2024. Nordoff-Robbins hAusic Theropy 22

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 We take safeguarding seriously and all fundraising gtafl receive annual safeguardingtr8ining. Staff and volunteers taking part in charity events are briefed on safrguarding policies, including Askfor Angela. All chaiity stafl are DBS checked. "I love myjob and feel verypmudto workforsuch 8 fant8Stic cn8rit￿." We have a fantastic team ot colleagues at Nordoff and Robbins. with everyone committed to making the charity 8 brilliant place to work. To make sure all our colleagues can flourish, we have regular communication throughout the organisation and an updated appraisal system. We saw leV￿r colleagues join the organisatFon in 2024 than in the two previous year$ due to reaching employment t8rgets. However. valued behaviours and core cultural principles are still front and Centre of our cutture. and 2024 saw us in¥pst in People Management training, both for existing and upcoming leaders. The results of our annual, anonymous colleague survey showed continued overall high levels of satisfaction with the charity as an employer and that colleagues feel valued ano supported which can be seen below. Birdsong key engagement indicators Nordoff and Robbins $COfO 90% Benchmark The Chief Executive and Leadership team are committed to making this charity 8 great place towork I feel like l am making a difference l am comfortable being myself at work My morale at work is high I feel appreciated here l am proud to work for this charity I would recommend this charity as an employer Over811 engagement score 78% 93% 89% 73% 8S% 93% 86% 87% 87% 68% 74% 92% 87% 81% Looking ahead- continued development of our people The new strategy will provide opportunities for all colleagues to develop and flex their talents and skills. not just in their chosen specialism but across the wider organisation. We will be expanding career development through a'masteryvs Management, progr8mme so that people can speciali5e within their roles. whi15t Continuing to create opportunities for colle8gueswho wish to become managersand team leads andv￿rkmOre operationally. An example of this is our investment within our education team and the'mastery, route for our tutors and edu¢ators. We will also have a strong alumni netsyork notjust for our music therapists but foi all colleagues who have worked with Nordoff and Robbins to allow the connection to our mission, to our community and to our skills and expertise, auowing us to grow and learnfrom each other. Our Equity. Diversity. Inclusiwty and Belonging (EDIB} work will never stop. Our EDIB in-house taskforce will continue to remain at theforefront making sure evemhing we do is through the EDIB lens. helping identify barriers. restrictions or exclusions for our colleagues, clients and students in any aspect otwhat we do. Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy 23

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy is a registere(I charity in England and Wales (number 2809601, a registered charity in Seotland Inumber SC0488171 and is constituted as a charitable company limited by guarantee (registered in England ano Wales with company number 15146161. The charity operates underthe abbreviated name Nordoff and Robbins and is governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 13 November 2008. update(J to include references to Scotland on 10 October 2018. Our Board of Truste09 The membership ofthe Board ofTrustees comprises musi¢ industryleader5. peoplewith business, financial, HR and legal expertise. and professionals vdho represent the sectors which the charity serves- this includes health and social care, educational and community arts professionals. Members of the Board of Trustees, who are Directors for the purpose of Company law and Trustees for ihe purpose of charity law. v4ho served during the year up to the date of this report 8re". Emma Banks (Chairfrom 1 May2024) Lucy Noble (Vice Chair from 1 May 20241 Graham Bell Jane Bryant (Chair of the Music Services Cornmitteel Daniel Fethers{Chairofthe Financecommittee &trusteefrom 1 May 2024} Sophie Guest Marc lafffeyOBE Howard Jones (Chair of the Finance Committee & trustee to 1 May 2024) Karen Ann Josephides Chairofthe HR & Remuneration Committee Merwyn Lyn David Munns 08E (Chair & trustee to 1 May 20241 Neil Warnock MBE (Chair of the Fundraising Committee & Irustee to 1 May 20241 Recruitment to our Board is through recommendation and appointment by a majorityvote of the existing Trustees. New Trustees are given a formal induction, and all ale encouraged to see our music therapy work firsthand and music therapy work is shared at every board meeting io ensure the work of our board is grounded in our rnission. Senior Leadership Team The Boafd ofTrustees delegates the day-tovday administration of the charity to a Chief Executive Officer ICEOI who 15 responsible for providing leadership. strategic direction. management and financi81 control. The CEO and trustees appoint a Senior Leadership Team to supportthe management ofthe charity- Nordoff-Robbins IAusic Therapy 24

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 At the end of 2024this comprised: Sandra Schembri. Chief Executive Officer Fraser Jopp. Ixrector of Finance and Operations Sheuey Lindley, DewtycEO and Director of People & Culture Angus Nelson. Director of Restricted Fundraising SandyTrappitt. Dire¢torof Unrestricted Fundraising Oksana Zharinova-sanderson. Dire¢torof Music SeThices {Qu81ity Assufance,Chief Practitioner. International Development) Nadra Shah, DirectorofEngagementand Communications Nordoff and Robbins is committed to a fair and appropriate reward policy for all staff, from the Chief Executive down, benchmarking against the charity and cornmercial sectors. Our priority 1$ to 811ract the best candidates an¢J get the right person in the right role at all levels of our organisation. Pay for the Chief Executive and each member of our Senior Leadership Team is agreed by our Remuneration Committee. The committee is madeup of members of our Board ofTrustees. Governanee Nordoff and Robbins has a robustgovernance structure alongsTrdethe Board. There arethree governance committees.. Finance Committee (including Audit and Investments) People & Culture Committee Music Services Committee The Board of Trusiees mei 3 times in 2023 to review the activities of the charity. The CEO reports on all operational matters relating to Nordoff and Robbins nationwide as well as overall charity and other strategic matters. The Director of Music Services and the Chair of the Music Services Committee report on matters relating to our service delivery. quality assurance. tiaining programmes and research. The Dire¢tor¥ of Fundraising reports on au fundrnising events and initiatives br8nd and reputational matters. the Director of Finance and Operations reports on the financial results and position of the Charity. and the Director of People reports on specific HR matters for which the Board has primary responsibikn"ty. The charity's principal sources of income dufingthe year bvere: Fees charged for providing music therapy services Fundraising from events. indmdual donors. companies and charitable trusts Licensing and royalties Interest and dividends from investments Some fundraising eveni income is received via our trading subsidiary (Silver Clet Productions Ltd. SCPL. 100% owned by the ¢harityl and a joint venture (Music Industry Trusts Limited, MITS, 50-50 ownership with British Record Industry Trust Ltd). Profits from both eniiiies are donated to the charity under Gift Aid and our interest in these entities is included in our Consolidated accounts which are sumrnarised below. Further details are given in note 9 to the accounts. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 25

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Financial pwftrmance Fee income of £2.1 m12023= £1.9m} and fundraising income of £4.3m12023= É3.8ml each showed a 10% irnprovement on the previous year. continuing the recgveryfrom the fall precipitated bythe Covid pandemic in 2020-21. The charity incurred a net deficit of £1.7m in 2024 after investment gains of £0.3m12023: deficit of £1.9m. investment gains £0.3rn1 as fundraising income continued to recover from the fall precipitated bythe Covid pandemic in 2020-21. Costs increased during the year. partly due to higher inflation. and to our decision to increase the number of fundraising stsff and maintain the nurnber of music therapists employed on graduation from the MMT course. This enabled the charity to reach more people than ever before. Costs are expected to stabilise in 2025-26 as the next strategic plan focuses on income generation to eliminate the deficit by 2027 while maintaining adequate re$eThes. Further detai15 are given in the Statement of FinancialActivities (SOFA) on page 33 and notes 3- Note on incomlng resources Our incoffle consists of 2 distinct streams Fees charged to partner organisations, such as gchools, care homes & NHStrust9, and fees for our NMT training,. these are shown as Income from charitable actwities Fundraising including events & Corporate support as well as donations from individuals and trusts. Because ofthe varyingaccountingtreatments. these are shown as income from Donations and legacies. Other tradingacriviries. and Netincome from joint venture. Fundraising costs include the direct costs ol our i)wn annual events leatering. produetionl a$ well as core fundraising tearn cos and allocated overhead. For 2024 these broke down as follows.. £k 2.217 Ticket sales. sponsorships, auctions. raff les etc 98 Production. catering. marketing 1,519 2.042 ine Trusts & Foundations 3,561 -1.202 Staff and other department cost$ 2.359 437 Allocated support costs (finance. HR. premises. Ir et¢) 1.922 Gross income trom events Direct costs of events Events surplus Donations 8nd legacies Net fundraising Core fundraising costs Contribution from fundraising Allocated overhead Result net of overheads In¥¢$tm¢nt Policy The management of the Charity's financial investments is delegated to a professional investment manager Ilnvestecl. The board reviewed lis investment policy during ihe year and decided to move to a medium-fisk mandate (was medium-highl while rt is drawing down funds to finance the operating delicit. The total ietum lineome and gains combined. net of feesl was 8.0% against a benehmark of 9.4%. Trustee$ bekn.eve this is reasonable given that the need for drawdowns adversely affetted performance. The Charity does not invest. directly orvia pooled funds. in companies with more than 10% of revenue fiom tobacco. armaments, gambling, adult entertainment. or high interest lending. or where children are deemed to be exploited. In 8(Jdition. it mandates that its investment managers. and any pooled funds that it invests with. are signalories io the UN Principles for Responsible Investing Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy 26

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Regerves Poli The Tiustees review the Charity's reserves policy annually considering its strategic pLans. past fundraising performance and future cash flow needs. There are 5 key areas that the Trustees have determined our reserves should support: Ensuring our semees to beneficiaries, including our students. can be maintained or wound down in a planned and m8n8ged should the charity run into financial difficulties. Smoothing the risk inherent in the Charity's fundraised income generation plans. parti¢ularly in relation to events fundraising. Designated funding for our strategic development pLans. Designated funding to maintain our buildings and therapy spaces. Designated fundingto iefleet the illiquid nature of that portion of reserves held as fixed asset$. Having considered the charity's Strategic plans. contingency plans and asset base, the truste85 onsider that the group should maintain the following liquid reserves {i.e. excluding fixed assets. which are shown separately}'. a general reserye of £3.6m to manage working capital and operating risk. includingthe extreme and unlikely event of 8 cessation of activities a designated lund of £2m to lund errtical expendrture over 2025-27 while the organisation returns to surplus. and a designated fund of £25Ok for fLrture maintenance of our building$ and therapy spaces The group's funds include £1.6m vthich matches the net book value of our fixed assets. including real estate. These are recorded at historic cost. At the balanc8 sheet date. the group's general fund stood at £3.9m vthich is in line with the targei {see note 141. Principal risks and uncertainties The Charity manages risk concerning core are8s including- Strategic Reputational Operational People Financial External Compliance The strategic risks facing the organisation Y￿re reviewed duringthe year. The most significant risk areas were consi¢Jered to be- Income from fundraising and music therapy semces insufficient to support delivery plans Impact of cost of living crisis on income and costs Reputational damage from a safeguarding incident or data breach Serious health and safety incident Failure 10 8ttr8Ct or retain high-quality colleagueg Loss otvalidations forthe MMT course The strategic risk register. including mitigation to feduce impact or Likelihood, was updated and rewewed by trustees at each Finance Committee and full Board meeting Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 27

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 The key policies and supporting procedures to reduce operational risk le.g. safeguarding. health and safety. dat8 protection} are reeularty updated and reviewed at the appropriate trustee level. Fraud policy Nordoff and Robbins is commirted to a culture of honesty. integrity and propriety in the delNery ot its services, fundraising actNities and the use of public funds. Nordoff and Robbins takes a zero-toleranee approa¢h towards fraud. We strNe to instil a culture ol ethical behaviour throughout the Charity and encourage awareness of iisk where appropriate. to help mitigate such risk by strengthening preventative and detective controls. Employees are required to report all reasonable suspicions of 8Ctual or attempted fraud and such instances will be investigated. Public benefit In drawing together our strategic plan and outlining our aims, objectives and future aciivities. we have referred to and complied with the duty in section 1715} of the Charities Act 2011. This relates to having due regard to Ihe Charity Commission's published general guidance on public benefi.t. In particular. the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 28

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 The Trustees are responsible for $afeguardingthe assets of the Charity and the group and hence fortaking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Trustees (who are atso Directors of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy foi the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing rhe Trustees. Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢ti¢e {United Kingdorn Aceounting Standard$l. Company Law require5 the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company lawthe Trustees musi not approve the financial statements unless they are saiisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affair$ of the charitable company and the group and of the incoming resourees and application of resourees. including the income and expenditure. of the chafitable group for that period. In preparing these financial statements. the Trustees are required to: Seleet suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently Observe the rnethods and principles in the Charities SORP Nake judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prLJdent State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the fin8nei81 ststements Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless il is inappropriate to presume that the charitsble company WILI continue in business. The Trustees are responsible fof keeping adequate accounting records thai 8re suff icient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions, disclose with reasonable accuracy at 8nytime the financial posrtion of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements complywith the Companies Act 2006 and the provisions of the charity's constitution. They are also responsible for safeguardingthe assets of the charity and the group 8nd hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fr8ud and other irregularities. The Trustees. Report. including the strategic report therein. was approved by the Boaid of Trustees on 4 lune 2025 and signed on their behalf by.. Emtlla Ban￿ (Jun 6. 2025 15.'50GMT+II Emma Banks Chair Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 29

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 Opinion We have audited the linancial statements of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapyfor the ye81 ended 31 December 2024 which Comprise the Consolidated Statement of Financial A¢tivities. the Group and CompanyBalance Sheets, the Consolidated Cash Flowstatement and notes tothe fin8nci81 staternents. including significant accounting policies. The tinancial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting St8nd8rd applicable in the UK and Republic ot Ireland (United Kingdom Geneially Accepted Accounting Practicel- In our opinion ihe financial staiements= give a true and fair view ot the stale of the group and charitable company's affairs ès at 31 December 2024 and of the gioup's income and expenditure. forthe year then ended: have been properly prepared in accordance with United knngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Praciice.. and have been prepoied in accordance bmth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Act 2005 8nd Regulations 6 ond 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 lamendedl. Basi$ ft)r opinion We conducted our audit in accordance wilh International Standards on Audtting IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable 18w. Our responsibilrties under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audii of the financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the group in accordance Nmth the ethi¢al requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficieni and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to goinE concern In auditing the financial statements. we have concluded that the trustees. use of the going eoncern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial staiements is appropriaie. Based on ihe workwe have performed. we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that. individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 8t least twelve months from when the financial ststements ale authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the iesponsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections ot this report. Olher information The trustees are responsible for the other information eontained within the annual report. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the fin8nci81 statements 8nd our 8uditor'$ report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and. except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report. we do not express ary form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and. in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements. Y￿ are required to determine whether thi5 Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 30

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 gives rise to a material misstaternent in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Opinions on other maiters prexribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion based on the y￿rk undertaken in the coutse of our audit the information gNen in the trustees, report. which includes the Trustees. Annual Report and the strategic report prepared for ihe purposes of company law. for the financial year forwhich the financial staternents are prepared is consistent with the financial statements- and the Truslees. Annual Reportthe strategic report included within the trustees, report hav8 been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Matters on which tNe are requlred lo report by exception In light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and charitable company and their environment obtained in the course of the audit. we have not identified material misstatements in the Strategic report and the Trustees. report included within the trustees. report. We have nothingto report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Accounts Iscotlandl Regulations 2006 requires us to report to you if. in our opinion: adequate and proper accounting records have not been kept: or the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns., or certain disclosures of trustees. remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not receNed allthe information and explanations ¥ve require for our audit. Responsibilities of trusteès AS explained more fully in the trustees. responsibilities statement set out on page 30, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable Company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give 8 true and lair view, and for such internalconTrol as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the prepar8tion of financial statements that are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable ompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters reL8ted to going concein and using the going concern basis of aeeounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations. or have no realistic alternative but to do $0. Auditor's fespon$ibilitie$ lorthe audit of the financial stalemenls We have been appointed as auditor under section 44I1llcl of the Charities and Truste8 Investment {Seotlandl Act 2005 and under the Companies Act 2006 and report in accordance with the Acts and relevant regulations made or having effectthereunder. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as whole are free from material misstatement. whether due to fraud or error. and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance. but is not a guar8ntee th81 an audit eonducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI will always detect material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are Nordoff-Robbins Music Theropy 31

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2024 considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users 18ken on the basis of these financial statements. Details of the extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities. includingfraud and non-compliance with iav4s an¢J regulations ale set out below. Extent io which the audit was considered capable of detecting I￿egUlar1ties, including fraud Irregularities, including fraud. are instances of non-compliance wtth laws and regulations. We identified and assessed the risks of material rnisstatement of the linaneial statements from irregularities, whether due to fraud or error. and discussed these between our audit team members. We then designed and pertormed audit procedures responsNetothose risks, including obtaining audil evidence sufficient and appropriate io provide a basis for our opinion. We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks within which the group and charitable company operates. focusing on those laws and regulations that have a direct effect on the deterrnination of material amounts and disclosures in the fi'nancial statements. The laws and regulations we considered in this context were the Companies Aci 2006, the Charities Act 201 l and The Charities and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Act 2005. together with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021. We assessed the required compliance wth these laws and regulations as part of our audit procedures on the related financial statement items. In addition, we considered provision$ of other laws and regulations that do not have a direct effect on the financial statements but ¢omplian¢e with which might be fundamental to the charitable company's and group's ability to operate or to avoid a material penalty. We also considered the opportunities and incentives that may existwithin the charitable company and group for fraud. The laws and regulations we considered in this context forthe group operations were General Data Protection Regulationg and those regulations associated with Safeguarding. Auditing standards limit the required audit procedures to identify non-compliance with these Laws and regulations to enquiry of the Tiustees and other management an¢J inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. We identified the greatest risk of material impact on the fi.nancial statements from Ir￿gUIaTI1ies, includingfr8ud, to be within the timing of recognition and completeness of grant and legacy income. and the override of controls by management. Our audit procedures to respond to these risks included enquiries of management at)out their own identification and assessment of the risks of irregularities, sample testing on the posting of joumals. reviewing accounting estimates for biases. sample testing grant and legacy income. reviewing regulatory correspondence with the Charity Commission and reading minutes ot meetings ot those charged wrth governance. Owing to the inherent limitations of an audil, there is an unavoidable risk that we rnay not have detected some material misstatements in the tinancial statements. even though we have propefty p18nned an¢J perfonned oui audit in accordance with auditing standards. For example. the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulation5 lirregularitiesl is Irom the events and tiansa¢tion$ reflected in the financial statements. the less likely the inherently limited proeedures required by auditing standards would identify il. In addition. as with any audit, there rernained a higher risk of non-detection of ineguLarilies, as these may involve collusion. forgery. intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. We are not responsible lor preventing non-compliance and eannot be expected to detect non-compliance th all Laws and regulations. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 32

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at= vp•M.frc.o￿.uklaudIt0rsreSponSlbllitles. This description forms part of our auditor's report. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charitable company's members. as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and to the charitable company's trustees. as body, in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. Our 8udit work has been undertaken so thatwe might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by Law. we do not accept or assurne responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's trustee5 as a body. for our audit work, forthis report. or for the opinions we have foimed. Janette joyce Senior StatutoryAuditor For and on behalf of Crowe U.K. LLP StatutoryAuditor Reading Date 10 June 2025 Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy 33

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTMTIES IINCLUDINGAN INCOMEAND EXPENDITUREACCOUNTI Forlhe year ended 31 Oecember 2024 Restriaed funos General fur TotalFunds Total FunLIs No￿$ 2024 2024 2024 2023 In¢omin¢ resources Income Irorn.. donations an(J legacles chaiitatsle a¢tivitie5 -othertrading actiwties - investments 1.782.034 2.085.36S 2.024.332 191.801 192.389 260.OCiI 2.042.034. 2227.947 1085.365 1.889,398 1024.332 1.500.146 191.801 240.872 192.389 1.762 net share oljointventure profit Total incoming ￿sourceS 6,275.921 260.000 6.535.921 5.980.125 Resources expended Expenditure on.. raising funds chantable actbvilies 2.337.715 5.934.117 31.515 1337.n5 1.968.006 194,117 &182,081 31.515 0.000 other expenditure Total resources expended 8,303,347 260.000 8.563,347 8.183.409 OPEFiATING (DEFICIT) {I027.4261 12,027,426) 12.203.284J Nei gains on investments 316.897 316m7 274.098 N￿INComE1(EXPEND(tu￿El IL710.5291 11.710.$291 11.929.186J Transfers bettveen funds Net movement in funds 1.710.529 1.710.$29 1.929.186 RECONCILIAlloN OF FUNDS Totallunds brought loThvard 9.460.035 9.4FLI.035 11.389.221 TOTAL FUNDS CIARIED FORWARD 14 7.749.506 7,749.506 9.460,015 ALI ol th8 above re5uLts are derived frorn continuingactMtie5. The Statement of financial activities includes all g8in¥ and losses recogni5ed in the year. The notes and policies on pages 3748 form part of these financial statement5. Nordol-Robbins Music Therapy

CONSOLIDATED BALANCESHEET As at 31 December 2024 Company number01514616 Group Chadty Not 2023 2023 es FIXEDASSErs Tanwble fixed assets Llsted imiesimems IrNestment in subsidiary Smareol nei assets inioint venture L574747 1.674.628 9a 4*26.896 6.686.926 &574.747 4926.8% 100 1.674,628 S.6￿.926 loo 64.ln 565,815 17.0 8.37&617 6.501.744 8.361.655 CURRENT ASSErs Debtors Cash on deposit Cash ai bankand in hand io L042.1 A30.&37 2.087 781.087 1.713.811 L048,2n 929.699 2.087 613.127 1.544,913 n8.909 L761.017 683.657 1.731.935 CREOITORS.. amounts faI￿ngdue within oneyeai li 1577.3261 1632.393) 1809.YJSI (72Q,813J NETCURRENT ASSETS 1.183. 1.081.418 922.339 824,100 m￿ASSErs 14 7.749.S06 9,460.035 7.424.083 9.185.755 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Designated Funds Fixed asset luno aintenance lund -Training¢onrinuityfund - StrateOcfund General fund 14 14 14 LS747 1.674.628 250.000 1.400.000 1.$40,510 4,494.897 1.574.747 250,000 1.674.628 250,000 1.400.OtXI 1.640.510 4,220.617 14 14 IfjoQ.OQD 1924.759 2.1)00.OIXI 3.$99,336 Total unrestricted fvnds 7.749.506 9460.035 7.424,0&1 185.755 Restricted Funds 14 TOTAL FUNDS 9.460.035 The notes and policies on pa8e$ 37-48 form partof theser1na￿lal statements. These financialsiaiemems were apprwl arK1 authofised lor issue byihe Twustees on41une 2025 signet1 on their beh311 by.. Emma Banks Chair Nordol-Robbins Music Therapy

STATEMENTOF CASH FLOWS For the yeaf ended 31 December 2024 2023 2023 NoTrs Cèsh ftowsfrom operatingactimties Netcash (used inllpiovided by operatingaclrrfies IUU9951 (2803.043) Cash flowsftom In¥estrngactMties - DI￿lden05, interest and rent5 from In￿Stments - Purchase ol property, plant & equipment -sale of property. plani & equipment . Proceeds from sale of investments - Purcha9e of investments - Movemem In cash awti'ngre4Th￿5trne￿t 1.801 240.8r2 (74.9922 4329.627 12.194.498) 1582021 4.495.276 f3.316.945J 52,363 Net cash prO￿le￿ byinvestingactivilies 1.396.574 Change in eash and cash eqwvalenls in the reportingperio¢l Cash and cash equNnts atthe beginningof the reporting period Cash and cash eQu￿alentS atthe end of the rwting period (1,40&469J Ibl 783.174 Z189.643 Ibl n8.907 783.174 lal Reconclliation of net incoffle io cash Ilowfrom opef*ingactWit￿S 2023 Operaiin4idefl¢itl Depreciation charges IGains1 on investfflenls Dividends, interest and rent5 from irNestments Ilncreasel in debtors IncreasellDecieasel in creditors Movemeni in share of Joint¥enture 11.710x91 99.879 1316.8971 I￿1,801) 1111.4711 155.0671 147.1091 {1.929.186J 122,185 f274,098} (240,872} f328.731J f107,934J 144,407J Netca5h (used invprovided byoperatyng actNi￿e5 12.803.043) Ibl Analysis of cash and cash equivalents Cash in han(J Notice deposits (less than 3 monihsl Total cash and cash equNalents 71&909 781.087 2.087 783.174 718.909 IclAnaly5is of changes in net ¢Yebt A131 Cash Ilow December 2024 At ljanuwy Cash al bank and in hand Cash held on ¢Jeposit Toral cash & cash equivalents 781.087 2.087 783.174 162.1781 12.0871 64,265 718.909 718,909 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

ACCOUNTING POLICIES For the yeai ended 31 December2024 The finarKial statefflents have been prepared ￿derthe I￿51011Ca1C0stC0n%￿ntlo￿ and in accordancewith theStsterTrent of Recommended Practsce. A¢countingand Reportirety Charities ISORP 20161. applicable UK accounting standards ineludingthe Financial Reportingstandard appkn"cable in the UKand RepUb￿C of Ireland IFRS 1021. and the Compans 2006. The companymeets the defi.nition ol a public benefit eniity under FTL8102. Assets and liabilities are initially eeognised at hisloricalc051 ortransacts'unvalue unless othervmse Slated in the rel￿art accounting pokncy. The pwlncipal accounting poucies adopted in thepreparats.on of the financial￿￿eMentS ae asfoUOW5'. The Trustees have reviewed rhe rese￿eS held by Ihe Charity. budgets and forecasts that coverthe Tr￿1ve month perio(J from the dale oi fhSs ￿ port and in theif opinion consider thai ihe Charffji hasthe resources neede(J in orderto continue io operate as a viable going concern. Oepreci31ion is provided u&ngthe foilowingrates an(J bases townte off the tan(Ible fixed assets over their estimated useful Ilves. Freehol(J properyincludesthe land elemeni and is noi splii bemeen lané an(J buildings because the (Jifference in depreclarion charge is not expected to be materialty different= - Freehold property3 -short leasehold propertyimprovemenls Centre Equiprnent 2% straight ￿ne (herthe temi of the lease Slraight line tsrthe e#imated usefvl life. ranwngfrom 310 10 yearswth a fullyeafs chargÈ in t￿year01 a¢ouisition Straight tine orthe estimated useful life. rangingfrom 3 to 10 years a fvllyeai'5¢harge in theyear of acquisrtion - Fixtures and fittingyj Investments held as fixed assets ale re-valued * mid-marketvalue atthe balance sheet date. It is the chanvs policyto keep valuations up to date guch Ihat%en investments are sold there is no gain or loss arisingtsom the revaluaiion of investments. As a resultthe siatementof FinancialAciMtiesonly inclLKJes those Unrea￿sed losses orgains arising Irom the investment portfolio duringtheyear. The investmentinihe bvh0ity-0￿￿ subsidiaryvndertakn.ngs is held at COSlle$s any prtsvisionforimpaimiertt. The charity has onewhol1yo¥￿￿d Subsidiary undertskn'neisil¥er Clef Productions ￿mIted) togetherwrth 50% ownership ¢f further undertaking Imusic InduslryTrusts ￿MIted}Which has been classilied a5 a joinl venture_ These undertakings have been activelytrading throughovt theyear, and are incorporated in England, pa5singup their piofits, eitherin wholeor in part, io the charity tyGift Aid. Theseaccounts consolidatethe results of &l¥erClel Pioducts"ons ￿rnIted, under the equity method ol accounting. A separate Statement of FinanciaiActMties. or Income and Expendrture Account. forthe chwityiiseif is not presented because the charity has taken advanrage of the exemwions conlerred bysecn.on 408 01 the Companles A¢1 20(fj. The principalaetNityOtthe company isto cairyoutcertain luThJraising elentfunttions. aswell as to re¢eNe anylunds relatingto previousconcert productson and the bcencingof inleueetual property rightson behaltof the parent charity (see This undertaknng's trade is principallythe promotion of the British Music IndustryAwards. The Music IndustryTru51s Limited is treated as a Jointventure in the¢onsolidated accounts underthe equity rnethod tecause there isjoint control by Nordoff ano Robbins and 8RITTrust. The charity receNes part of the profits of this undertaking by Gift (see note91. Nofdof-Robbin5 Music Therapy 37

ACCOUNTING POLICIES For the year ended 31 December 2024 Income 15 recogniseé when the charity has enliliementto thefun(Js. any pertormance conéitions attached tothe itemlsl ol income have been met. it Is probable fhatthe incomewill be rec￿Ved and the amouni can be measured reliably. Fof lÈgacies. entitternenl is taken aslhe eartier of the date on which either.. the charity is aware that probate has been granted. the estate has been finalised and notification has been made byihe executorlsl to theTrvstthal a distrIb￿lonWlll be made. orwhen a distributs.on is received from the esiaie. Receipt ol a Legacy. in thole or in part, is onlyconsi(Jered probablewhenthe charity has been notrfd of the execLrtofs intention to make a distribution. Gifts donated lor resale tylhe charfy ale recorded bylhe charityattheir value ai thetime ol reallsation. In-kiNI donations ol goods or seThfjces used Wiihin the chafffyare accounied foratihe estimated value io the charityon an arm$4ength basis. No arnounts are included in the linancial stsiemenis fof seM¢es donated byvolunteers. Grants are accounted for under the pertomiance mooel as pemitted bythe charitySQIIP. Expenditure is included in the siaM ol Finan¢iaiActMties onthexcwats ba&s, inclusive of anyVATwhich cannot be recovered. Gfants payable are charged in the ytaf tn the offerls con¥wd tothe re¢ipieni. Support costs are those costs which ha¥e not been dire¢tty¢harged to an aCt￿lty of the charity but nevertheless support those actiwiies. In these accovnrs. support costs. includinggovernance costs. have been allocated to chantable actiwties and expenditufe on raising funds on a detailed apportitsnment methodology incorporating 51aff head count. floor space and organisational spend as cost drivers. Governancecosis are those cosis thai are (Jeemed io relate to the go¥ernance of the chaiity and include external audit fees, gDvernance4elate(J trustee expenses. direct expenditure on national and intemaiional stiategydevelopment, and an appropriate proportion of supportcosis Includi￿SenIOr manaKementtime. Redundancyand tennifiation paymentsare includedwthin the Kcount5 on an accrvals basis. in kn"newthother expendltuie and measured at Ihe besi estimaie of Ihe ewnditure required to 5ettte the oth'gation at the reportingdate. Restricted funds are subj.eci to specific resifictions imposed by the Oonor. Unfestri¢ted funt1s are available io sgend at the discretion of the Tfusiees In furtherance of the charitable obje¢tives. Oe5ignated fvnd5 are 5etaside al theTrustee5 discretion lor specific luture purposes. but are otherwise unre￿wic1￿. The charity holds onlyfinarcial assets and tinancial liabikn.ties of a kind Ihat qualityas basic financial Trnsirument$. Basi¢ financial instruments include (Jebtors and creditors. and irNesiments in non-wttable ordinary shares. Debtows •)d cre¢Jitors are inrtially recognised attransaction value and subsequentlymeasured at lairvalue. Note 16provi¢es more information on financial instrumentswhere future cash flows afeanticipaied. Mlh fi.nancial assets ieferringto fixed asset investment5 and debtor balances excluding prepayTheTrts. an(J fina￿la1 liabilities referringto all creditor balances excludingdeterred income and othertsxation social security. Thecharitymakes pensionconiribvticffis to staff vndef money purchase schemes.The amount charged to thestalerne￿ of FinancialAciiMties in respect of pension costs and Oiher post ietirement ber￿11$ Islhe sum of contributions payable inlhe year. Differences between contributions payable in theyear and contrilxrtions a¢tuaLLypaid are 5hownas erther accruals or payTrentS1n the balance sheet. Operating lease payrnenis are recorded a5 expenditure oreXper￿eS 011￿ feiated fundswhen paid orincurred. Neltheran asset nor an obli4aiion is recorded loi operatingleases. Accordingly. rentalpayments are recordeé as an expense in the The tiusiees ¢onsidef thai there are no materialjudgements in apptying a¢¢ounting policies or keysources of estirnalion uncertainty. Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forthe year ended 31 December 2024 I MEMORANDUM OFASsCCIA￿0N TAXAnON STATUS The comparw is limited by guaranteeand has no issued sharecapitsl. E4rymernber. in puwsuaKt of Clause8olthe Revised Memoiandum ofAssociaiion. undertakes to contribute a sum u¢eeding£l in theevent oflhe company beingwound up whilst he or she is a member. The company is a Char￿10[the purposesol Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation TaxAct 2011 or Section 256of the Tax*ion ol Chargeable GainsAci 1992 and as such is exempt Irom ta¥ation on its inCo￿t0 the exlent that such income or gains are applied exclusivelyto ¢hariiable actNilies. 2 NETINCOME FROM TRADINGACTivmESOF ￿8s1olAR1ES 2Q23 Tumovef Cost of sale5 Gross profit 576.445 427.993 576.445 427.993 Interest receivable Adrninistratian co￿$ Net piotit 2,863 3.740 1253.8861 (157.454) 325.422 274.279 Retained profitforthe yearand carried foThdwd 325.422 274.279 The assets and knabllities ol Ihe subsidiaries were.. 2024 2023 Current assets Current liabrlities Net assets 371356 370.914 {46,8341 (96.535) 325.522 274.379 Share capital Profit and Loss account 100 loo 325,422 274.279 325.522 274,379 Capital and reserves The results aNI balance sheet of SCPLare extracted from its pUb￿"shed accountsfor theYe￿ ended 31 Decernber 2024. SCPL paitl £248.37610 the parentch¥tty in xc¢ydance V+ffhlhe temis ofacost-sharingagreement befvRen thetsw entits.es coveringthe purchase of siaffingano support costs. SCPL will pay its entire prolrts 01£325.422 10 the parem charffjy￿der Gift Aid (Juring 2025. At the balance sheet date. there was a balance o%bEd bythechaillyto SCPLof £279.10412023.' £89.324 owed bySCPLto the charity). 3 INCOME FROM CHAFlITA8LEACTM￿Es 2023 Music seNi¢esgenerated income Training and researchgeneraied ineome 1.922,109 1.678.377 163,256 211.021 1085,365 1.889.398 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 4 EXPENDITufiE Directcosts Support costs Total Tot 2024 2023 Expenditure ort raisingfunds Charitable Activities - Music SeNces -Training and Research 1.900,717 436,998 1337.n5 1.647.289 4.018.501 1.507.412 5.525.913 5.736.15D 460.544 207.660 668,204 ￿.648 4.479.1]45 1,715,072 6.194117 6.502.798 31,515 31.sls 33,322 6AII,277 2.152,070 8.563,347 8.183,409 Other expendituie Total expendituie No grants payable or committed. including retsted tosts. were ma¢Je duwingtheyear12023'. nill. No travel or subsistence costs incuired on behallolthe charityere ieimbursed to aftytrusiee duingtheyear12023.' nill. anv)uM 01£9,01912023.' £8.1%> was paid bythe charity in respect of theTrustees' Indemnity Insurance premiurn. 5 SUPPORTCOSTS Support ¢osts allo¢ateil to charitsbleactr￿tles and fundraising include= Raising r￿d$lu¢Iherop¥ Teachin8& sear¢h 2024 2023 ITIAV &Telecommunications PLtblicity & communications Rebian(J and newwebsite 29,785 166,79B 8.936 20S519 180.747 164.405 550.379 63.258 77(1)42 699,935 336.6 229.011 310.094 318.562 342.184 99,880 122.185 223.888 235.230 297.168 207.2S Prernises & operational 5UPPOrt Human resources & stalling support Depreciation Governance costs Finan¢e &ac¢ountin8 56,C61 105,124 46.169 258.S43 30.731 57.626 47.055 158.728 62. 210.214 67.826 13,850 11.523 18.106 24.161 436,998 1.507.412 207.660 1152.070 2,434,367 6 N￿INcOmE 2024 2023 Net income for the group is stated after chargi￿. Depreciation Payments due underoperating leases Auditors remuneraiion- auditfees Relatingto the parent charity Relatingto subsidiafie5 . Aulitors iemuneration-feesfor non-au¢Jit $ervi¢e$ 99.880 122.185 4.019 8.807 23.850 4.300 500 iioo Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 7 STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 Wage5 and salarie5 Social security costs Other pension costs SA44867 4.790,S 551,442 480.627 271211 237.382 . Employerfs Nl Employers cOntrib￿lon to auto enrolment pen%on 6.269.520 5.508.972 Siaff costs include one termination payment 01£5,04812023= nonel. No accrued annual Leavewas recognised12023'. £01. The total benefits, inclu(JingempLoyei's pension and nationalinsurance contributions. ol key management personnel lidenillied as the senioi leJeiship ieaml at the charity ove(Ihe yeacwas £709.74212023'. £647,6231. 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social securtyCOSts Other pension costs 605.414 552.835 67.491 30.789 27,297 709.742 647.623 Employers Nl Empltyerfs contritKrtion to art¢penrolm No remuneratton was paid to trustees or lom)ertwstees Iheyear12023=nill. The numberof employeeswhose enYJlumenis excluding pertsion contributions exceeded £60.000 duringihe yearare.. £60.000- 70.000 £70.000- 80.000 E80,000. ￿.000 EIIO,000. 120,000 2024 2023 Number Number The average numbei of employees dunngiheyearwa$ 16212o23=151l￿th Ihefuil-time equNaleni IFTEI average number ol employees the year end. irKluJing staff liwciors. beirK- 2024 Number Number Music thefapi5t5 and othei charitable 51aff Aaisinglunds Support & ¢eniiaLa¢tr¥ities 91 15 26 134 137 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy 41

NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year endeij 31 December 2024 8 TAN￿BLE FIXED ASSErs Short leasehold property Improve• ments Freehold property Fixtures and Total 1411ings Group artd Charity Cost At l January2024 Additions Di5posa15 At31 December 2024 4.076.524 389.280 175.481 4M1285 4.076,524 389,280 175.481 4641.285 Depreciation At I lanuary2024 Charge inyear Eliminated on disposals At31 December 2024 1531,633 389.280 45,745 2.966,658 81.530 18.350 2.613.163 389.280 64.095 3.066,538 Net bookvalue At 31 December 2024 1,463.361 111.386 1,574,747 At31 Oecem)er2023 1.626.421 26.1 69.299 1.721,820 9a LISTED INVESTMENTS 2024 2023 Group and char Marketvalue at I january Additions Sales proceeds Realised and u￿ealISed gains Movement in cash Maiketvalue at 31 December 6,686,Y28 7,641522 1194,498 3.316.945 14J29,6271 (4.495,276? 316.897 274.098 $8202 152.3&3J 4926.896 6.686.926 2024 2023 Inve5tment5 comprisethe loliowin& Fixed interest Equities 18.892 7S3.377 367.459 1.928.221 386.351 2721.598 Fixed interest Equifies .￿ 352.700 3.399.754 2.830.631 3.936.819 1183.331 81.692 136.216 436,344 488.250 85.690 157.531 4.926.￿ 6.686.926 Property Orhei assets Cash awaiting we-investmeffl Nordol-Robbins Music Therapy 42

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ende(J 310e¢ember 2024 9b INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY In addilionio the imiesiments listed above charity 450 has an irfvpstmeni in its subsidiaryas follows.. Countryof incor- poration Proportion held Nature of Holding business Silver Clef Productions knmiled Company no. 02796952 Registered offi¢e'. 2 Lissenden Gardens London Events UK Ordinary slwe production and fundraising NW5 ILP * INVESTMENT IN IOINTVENTURE The ¢fvarlty holds a £1 investrneni in aiointbEnture asfoil Couniryot incor- Holéing Proportion Nature of held business porathon Promotion of Brltlsh Music Music IndustryTrusts ￿MIted UK Ordinary share Industry Awar(Js The prolit of Music IndustryTrusls Limited 15 ¢Jonate£l underGiftAid to its shareholL1ers each year. The groupyear end balance sheet value of É64.172 represent5 thewoup's share of the jointbrnlure'5 undistributed ret assets al the balance Sheet date 12023.. share ol net assets £17.0631. &&mmaryfinancialinformation ol thejoint Venture intheyear ended 31 December 20rJ Nordoff Robbins Totsl 2024 share 2024 Tumovei Cosi of sales GfOSS profit ministrati* expense$ Interest recer¥able Prolrtfor theyear 914,2>) 457,146 1380,9871 I1￿,494) 533.303 266,652 1150,9581 175.4791 2.432 1.216 384.777 192.389 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2024 10 DEBTORS Group 2024 Charity 2024 2023 Trade debtors Other debtors Prepawnents and accwed inc¢)me 3*251 243.683 97.857 313.154 548.000 373.8r)O 1.041108 930.637 347,751 225.683 97.857 313.1&3 602.670 3￿,863 I.OW278 929,699 11 CREDITORS Gioup Charity 2024 2023 Trade cre(litors Amounts owed to 5ubsidiaryun(JertakJ"n4s Other taxation and so¢ial securrty Other creditors eruèls and deferred income 99,941 i20.1￿6 99.941 120.086 2ThIIM 184.955 130.$74 136.7J6 128.240 136,701 38AO8 67239 38A08 37,239 accruats 80.885 69.551 219.518 238.781 577,326 632,393 84.385 65.551 179.S18 176.281 809.596 720.813 - defer￿￿ Income Group Charity 2024 Delerred income 2023 2023 Balance on ljanuary Aeleased from previous periods Music theiapy fees Eveni receipis E¢Jucaiional fees Fundraising Deferred in this year Music therapylees - Event receipts Educational lees Fundraising 6alance on 31 December 2¥781 163.230 176.281 123230 1170.1)341 (93.524J 1170.0341 193.$24J 1615001 168.706J 128.706J 16.1351 ii.oooj fl,OOOJ {1￿) 16.1351 SX 170.034 135.998 170.034 56.350 62.500 ￿.350 27.170 6,135 27.170 112 238.781 6.135 112 176281 219.518 179.518 12 CAPITAL COMMITMENrs There￿re no capital comrnitments atthe balance 5heetdaie12023.' nill. 13 OPERAllNG LEASE Comm￿MENTs At the baLarfe sheet date. the compatywas ¢(knmitted to makethetouwngtotal minimum lease Pay￿￿tS uThder non- cancellable operating leasesfor each of the future periods stated.. Cenire Equipment 2024 2023 Land atKI BuildinRS 2024 2023 Totalluiure minlmum lease payments due in-. Not ￿terthan one year Later than one year and rKJt less than fi"veyears 2258 743 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the yearen(Jed 31 December 2024 14 ANALYSIS OF CHARtTA8LE FUNDS Net Income Expen(Jitvre in%￿stment gains Movements inlunds Alljan 2024 Transfers At31 Dec 2024 - Generalhjnd Designated funds Fixed assei fund 4.203.554 5.504.224 17.949.581) 316.897 1.460.070 1535.164 1.674,628 250,C#)O 1.400,(AXJ 1.640.510 9.IA692 5,504224 18,049,461) 193.8801 1.674.748 250.000 Maintenan¢efund Trainingcontinuityftjnd Strategic fund Total unrestrlciedfunds-charlty 11,400.0001 359.490 2.1)00,000 419,560 7.359,912 316,897 Unrestneteé lurd5 held by 5ubsidiaryand joint￿TrtUre Silvei Clet Production5 Ltd Isvbsiéiaryl 274.279 579.308 1253.8861 Music IndustryTrust5 Ltd (i¥l 17. 192,389 Toial unrestrfcted lunds-eroup 9.460,034 627S.921 {8J03.347> 316,897 1274,2791 1145.2811 325,422 64171 7,749.505 Restricted lunds - MUSIC therapyser¥ices Bursaries Tota( restrlcted funds 213,9B4 .1213.9841 46,016 146.0161 260.000 1260.0001 Totallunds 9.460.034 &535.921 18.563,347) 316,897 7,749.505 Nordof-Robbins Music Therak)y

NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forlhe yeai ended 31 December 2024 Net Atljan 2023 At31 Dec 2023 14 Movements in fvnds- prioryear Transfers IncLMne ExpeThJi￿re investment gains - General fun Oesignated lun(JS Fixed asset fund Maintenancefund 5.987.126 5,045.869 16.403.643) 274.098 1693.8961 4203.554 1,721.820 1122,1851 74.993 1,674628 250.OC(I 161.7691 61.769 250,0110 1.400,OCKJ 1720.9011 720.901 1,400.000 1,703.108 1336,6961 274.098 1,640,510 11,062.054 5.045,869 17.645.1941 274098 431,865 9,168,6Y2 Training continuityfund .Strategic fund Tolalunrestrlcted funds-charlty Unrestricted funds held by subsidiary and wintbEnture -silver Clel Production5 Ltd15ubsidiaryl 354.510 431.n3 1157,4541 Music IndustryTrusts Ltd ts.vl 127,3441 121,762 Totalunresirtcted fvnds-group IL389.220 5.S99.364 17.8016481 13S4,SiOI 177.3551 274279 17,063 9.460.034 274.098 Restricted lund5 Mu%¢ therapy Se￿CeS 380.761 1380.7611 Total resirl¢t¢dlunds 380.761 1380.7611 Toialfvnds 11.389,220 6.360.886 18W.1701 274,098 9.460.034 Designaie(J ff￿dS have been setaside bythe Trnsieesas follows.. The fixed asset lun(J represents ihe net bookvalue ol all iawNe I￿￿ed assets held. The net effect of all a(klitions. dlsposats and depreciation are iianslerred to this fund. The maintenance fund has been designated to co¥ef the cosis of Nanned and urylanned repairs an(J mainienance to Ihe chailty's built1ings. The sirategic deveiopmeni lund has been designated as pan of the charilys iongterm strategic pian to enable the charitylo support both its on£oingactMties anil itsgfowth programme inthe Iuivre. Analysis of net asset5 betweenfunds FuThJs at 31 December 2024are represented by: GROLIP General Designated Re51ricted fund funds funds TotalFunds Tangible lixed assets Imiestmert5 Share of assets injointventure Net curreni assets 1.574.747 1676,8% 2.250.(th1 64.172 1.183.691 1.574,747 926.896 64.ln 1,183.691 3.924.759 3.824.747 7,749,506 Nordof-Robbins Music Therapy

NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ende¢J 31 December 2024 Funds at 31 De¢embef2023were represented by. GROUP General Des1V￿ated Restricted fvnd fvnds funds TotalFunds Tangible FixedAs5et5 Irwestments Net curreM assets 1.674.628 3,413,479 3.290,$10 1.081.418 1.674,628 6.703,989 1.08IA 4.491,897 4.￿,138 9.460,035 IS COMPAFiATWE STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL AcmMnES Unreslricled Restiieted General Designated Restricted fund funds lund5 Total Funds 2023 2023 2023 2023 Incomlng resources Income fiom.. - t1onaiiort$ ant1 legacies . charitable activities other tradinBacti¥ities - investments 1.847.186 1,889,398 i.5￿).146 240.872 121.762 5.599.364 380.761 2227,Y7 1089.398 IW,146 240,872 121.762 380.761 SMeO.125 . net share of jointvenlure profit Total incomingre50urces Resources expended Expenijilureon.. raising funds . charitable actiwties . other expefiditure Total resources expended 1.545.131 102.159 4.982.644 1.139.392 33.322 6.561.097 1,241.551 1,647.290 380.761 6.502.797 380,761 8.183.409 OPEFIATING IDEFICITIISURPWS 196LTJ3111241.5511 12.203.2841 Nel gèinson Invemments 274.098 274.098 NET INCOMEIIEXPENfMTUREI 687.635 1241.551 1.929,186 Transler5 belmen fund5 11.131.761) 1.131.761 Net movement in funds 11.819.396] 109.790 11.929.186 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tffjalfunds brouehtfO￿a10 6.314292 5.074.929 . 11,389.2 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 4,494.8% 4.965.139 9,460.035 Nofdof-Robbins Music Therapy 47

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forthe year ended 31 December 2024 16 FINANCIAL INSTrUMENTS Group 2024 Charity 2023 2023 Financial assets measured at lairvalue Financial assets measured at amortised Cost 49A896 ￿P￿926 492&896 4686.926 1.57&774 1.527.453 1.481V22 1,341.494 Financial liabilities measured at amorti$ed Cost 357m 393,612 350.974 359.577 Income in respectof tinancial Instruments is summarised beLow.Therewere no otherexpenses. gains or1055es associated Wih financial instruments. Group 2024 2023 2024 2023 Income forfinancialèss￿s held at. - arrnjrtised cosi fairvalue 9.336 175.915 9.601 179,337 5.596 175.915 179.337 17 RELATED PARTIES ultimate comroi ol Nordoff-Robbirs Musi¢Therapy INRMT) rest5￿th 115 Board of Trustees, as detaiie(l in theTiu5tees' Annual Report. The chacity has a whollyowned subsidiary, Silver CW Prtx1u¢tsons ￿rnIted. which iscon5idered a related party. DetaiLs ol transactions With SCPL are shown in Note 2. The ¢harity has a $0% 5hareholdingin Music IndustryTiusts ￿"MIted thich is consKJered to bea reied partyand Is accounte lof as a joini venture. Details oftran53clion5 Withlhis entityafe shown in N￿e . Donations & Amount unt purchased 501d lo RP from RP erant5 received Relationship Relaied party (API Emma Banks 15 an agent Lucy Noble is Artistic Dire￿01 Damd Munns is a director Howard Jones is a partner Graham Bell is a tjirector DaThel Fether5 15 a director 28,76 3d.95 AEG Presents 8RThTnJst Sheridans GurtarGuiiar Ltd YMU Gwoup 6,227 50 No amountswere owed to orfrom ihe relaied parties atthe bnce sheet date. Ouringihe year donaiions from trustees lirKtudkng Plrchaseof e¥entttckets and aucii¢)n rtemsl totaiied E55.64012023.' Nordol-Robbins Music Therapy