Oxford Contemporary Music

Analysis

Oxford Contemporary Music is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 1997, 29 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 03226828). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxford Contemporary Music reported income of £274k and spending of £256k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £235k to £274k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. 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, Oxford Contemporary Music 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 The Green Howards Trust (£274k), Stiwt Arts Trust Limited (£274k) and Samling Institute for Young Artists (£273k).