Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

Analysis

Birmingham Contemporary Music Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02446126). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group reported income of £630k and spending of £575k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £546k to £630k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newbury Spring Festival Society, Ltd (£629k), Unity Theatre (£630k) and Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund (£627k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £121k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.