The Friends of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Analysis

The Friends of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments reported income of £11k and spending of £2,264, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,165 to £11k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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 Friends of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Muskham and Little Carlton Village Hall (£11k), Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire (£11k) and Kraszna-Krausz Foundation (£11k).