The Foundation for Young Musicians

Analysis

The Foundation for Young Musicians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02552026). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Foundation for Young Musicians reported income of £485k and spending of £180k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £96k to £485k (+407%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Foundation for Young Musicians sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wordsmith Awards (£485k), UK Friends of Cape Town Opera (£485k) and Cambridge Literary Festival (£485k).