--- title: "Pie Factory Music — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Pie Factory Music a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 67/100. Accounts 2025: income £375k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1097561." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pie-factory-music retrieved: 2026-08-18T05:24:40.762Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Pie Factory Music a good charity? Pie Factory Music scores 67/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£375k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Canterbury · CT11 0QG | Reg [1097561](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pie-factory-music) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.piefactorymusic.com/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1097561) Donate ## How can you give to PIE FACTORY MUSIC? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official PIE FACTORY MUSIC form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.piefactorymusic.com/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1097561) ## What does Pie Factory Music do? Pie Factory Music is a registered charity (no. 1097561) working in arts & culture in Canterbury · CT11 0QG. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, holding roughly 3 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Pie Factory Music hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=pie-factory-music) **In short:** PIE FACTORY MUSIC scores 67 out of 100 (3 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Pie Factory Music? Pie Factory Music has a Clarity Score of 67 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1097561. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £375k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 3 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 67/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 75/100 Finance beacon Income £375k Latest year 2025 Reserves 3 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does PIE FACTORY MUSIC compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers PIE FACTORY MUSIC scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)43rdpercentile **Scores higher than 43% of 972 charities in its income band** · 67/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Arts & culture charities25thpercentile **Scores higher than 25% of 624 charities in this cause** · 67/100 vs 76 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Pie Factory Music's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Pie Factory Music's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 7 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 3 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 5/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 8% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 30/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 30% | 5 volunteers / 9 staff · 3/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Pie Factory Music's Clarity Score? 67/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 75/100 Accountability & Transparency 80/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 30/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 75/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight7 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 Reserves (months of cash)3 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth5/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets8% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 30/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio5 volunteers / 9 staff · 3/10 pts ## How much does Pie Factory Music raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £375k | — | | Total expenditure | £378k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £378k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Pie Factory Music have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 7 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 9 employees · 5 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1097561 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1097561) ### Trustees & officers - Dr Sarah Helen Cant since 2019 - John Arthur Barrett since 2019 - Michael John Fagg Chair · since 2019 - Aniq Ismat since 2020 - Niamh Barnard since 2024 - Ross O'Watson since 2024 - Mx Madhia Hussain since 2024 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Pie Factory Music's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Pie Factory Music? Overall score 67/100 (3★) Income £375k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1097561 Scope Local (canterbury) Reserves 3 months Trustees 7 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does PIE FACTORY MUSIC compare, and where else can you look? [Compare PIE FACTORY MUSIC with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=pie-factory-music) [More arts & culture charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where PIE FACTORY MUSIC sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [arts charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/arts) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [Charities in Canterbury](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/canterbury) ### Similar arts & culture charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [HACKNEY QUEST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hackney-quest) 100/100 · £827k - [COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/common-wealth-theatre-limited) 100/100 · £760k - [PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/pallant-house-gallery) 99/100 · £3.0m - [CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/create-arts-limited) 99/100 · £1.6m ## How can you share Pie Factory Music's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Pie Factory Music a legitimate charity? + Yes — Pie Factory Music is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1097561). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1097561. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Pie Factory Music's charity number? + Pie Factory Music's charity number is 1097561. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Pie Factory Music's charity rating? + Pie Factory Music scores 67 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Pie Factory Music have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Pie Factory Music. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Pie Factory Music? + Pie Factory Music does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are Pie Factory Music's overheads? + Pie Factory Music's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Pie Factory Music's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Pie Factory Music receive? + Pie Factory Music reported £375k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable. Are Pie Factory Music's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Pie Factory Music based? + Pie Factory Music is listed at Canterbury · CT11 0QG, focused on arts & culture. How does CharityCompare score Pie Factory Music? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Pie Factory Music's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Pie Factory Music's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.