Music and the Deaf

Analysis

Music and the Deaf is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herefordshire. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02527316). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Music and the Deaf reported income of £41k and spending of £45k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £44k to £41k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Music and the Deaf sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joshua Tarrant Trust (£41k), Knowle Green Village Hall (£41k) and Central England Lipreading Support Trust (£41k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.