Music for All

Analysis

Music for All is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 03193551). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Music for All reported income of £285k and spending of £320k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £245k to £285k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Music for All sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Choral Society Limited (£285k), Live Art Development Agency (£285k) and The Red Ladder Theatre Company Limited (£284k).

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.